WASSP: Wright and Ayre Stuttering Self-rating Profile - Softcover

Louise Wright; Anne Ayre

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0863882757 ISBN 13: 9780863882753

Publisher: Routledge, 1999

Synopsis

WASSP is a means of recording how a person who stutters perceives their stuttering at the start and end of a block of speech and language therapy. "The only outcome measure for adult stuttering therapy that demonstrates change in the overt, covert and social dimensions of stuttering." "Comprehensive and quick to administer, WASSP not only measures change but is invaluable in planning therapy for all types of stuttering problems." "It consists of five reliable sub-scales: Behaviours - frequency of stutters, physical struggle during stutters, duration of stutters, uncontrollable stutters, urgency/fast speech rate, associated facial/body movements, general level of physical tension, loss of eye contact; Thoughts - negative thoughts before, during and after speaking; Feelings about stuttering - frustration, embarrassment, fear, anger, helplessness; Avoidance - of words, of situations, of talking about stuttering with others, of admitting the problem to yourself; and Disadvantage - at home, socially, educationally and at work.

About this title

About the Author

Louise Wright and Anne Ayre are speech and language therapists who developed 'WASSP' whilst working at The Manchester Metropolitan University as a lecturer and research student respectively. Louise has since returned to work for the NHS as Specialist for Stammering for Cornwall. Louise also runs postgraduate training courses in stammering therapy and is an elected trustee of The British Stammering Association. Anne currently leads the Speech Language Therapy Degree at MARJON in Plymouth.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0863882757
• ISBN 13: 9780863882753
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 54