Attitude and personality characteristics of older stutterers

Life experiences of people who stutter, and the perceived impact of stuttering on quality of life: personal accounts of South African individuals

“…With regard to speech therapy, Manning, Dailey, and Wallace (1984) reported that while a few of the participants in their study (aged 52-82 years) had experienced some degree of success as a result of treatment later in life, the majority did not desire treatment at the time they were studied. Many adults who stutter report negative experiences associated with speech therapy (Louw, 1996, p. 46).…”

“…After years of emotional pain and anguish, these adults have grown accustomed to themselves as people who stutter and to consider therapy would imply rejecting themselves. Manning, Dailey, and Wallace (1984) also examined the attitudes and personality characteristics of 29 people aged 52-82 years who stuttered, using five questionnaires. Results indicted that the vast majority of older stutterers perceived their stuttering as less disabling than when they were young adults.…”

Stuttering

“…Too few systematic attempts have been made to document the impact of the disorder, although Manning, Dailey, and Wallace's (1984) recent survey on 29 older aged stutterers in a self-help group is an interesting exception. They found that most of the group judged their disorder to have been a social, vocational, or educational handicap whose severity had only diminished (behaviorally and socially) in their later years.…”

Older people who stutter: barriers to communication and perceptions of treatment needs

“…One significant empirical study has specifically investigated the attitudes and personality characteristics of a group of older people who stutter (Manning et al 1984). In that study, 29 participants (19 male and ten female, aged 52–82 years, mean age = 62 years) completed five questionnaires that included a biographical survey where participants self‐rated their stuttering severity at the time of the study, their past stuttering severity and completed a number of psychosocial scales.…”