ABSTRACT
Stuttering is a complex multifactorial phenomenon, characterized not only by the disruptions to motor speech which are identified as moments of stuttering, but also the behavioural, cognitive and affective changes that can occur as a consequence of these speech disruptions. It is not surprising then that identification and measurement can both be difficult. In recent years the increasing recognition of the client’s point of view as central to the monitoring and evaluation of stuttering has brought with it numerous approaches to the issue of measurement. Importantly, there are now an increasing number of published instruments that probe the client’s perception of the disorder, and the effect that it has in the “real world” away from the fluency enhancing environment of the speech clinic.
