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  • Affairs- Weddings, Bar- Mitzvahs etc | ד"ר פלואנסי

    ההוכחה הטובה ביותר להצלחה של הטיפול בגמגום במכון ד"ר פלואנסי אלה ההזמנות שאנחנו מקבלים דבר יום ביומו להשתתף בשמחות של מי שטיפל בגמגום או בהפרעת שטף הדיבור שלו במכון, התגבר , החל משמחת בר-המצוה, החתונות של המטופלים בגמגום וכלה בבריתות או שמחת בר-המצוה של ילדיהם של המטופלים שגם אליהם קיבלנו הזמנות לא פעם Our Graduates Speak In The Media Articles Lectures Int'l. Recognition Contact More for a free evaluation Call one of our national lines now: (917) 455-1419 For Hebrew Site

  • Stuttering what is it? How do you treat | ד"ר פלואנסי

    גמגום הוא תופעת לוואי של הפרעת שטף דיבור כמו גם דיבור מהיר וחטוף וכל זה נובע מאובדן שליטה על מערכת הדיבור. ולכן הטיפול בגמגום של מכון ד"ר פלואנסי בעצם מקנה לאדם המגמגם כלים לשלוט על מערכת הדיבור שלו בעזרת מכשיר מיוחד וקלינאית תקשורת מומחית כל אחד יכול לדבר בשטף וללא חשש Our Graduates Speak In The Media Articles Lectures Int'l. Recognition Contact More for a free evaluation Call one of our national lines now: (917) 455-1419 For Hebrew Site Take care of the speech first and only then turn to the psychological problems that may still remain! Stuttering what is it? How do you treat With the understanding that a person suffering from stuttering or another speech disorder does not suffer from emotional problems, but that they arise as a result of the stuttering, the therapists realized that in order for him not to suffer from the emotional problems, the stuttering must be treated. The success of the stuttering treatment will lead him to overcome all the problems created because of the stuttering. But to her and a thorn in her. One of the problems of people who stutter is that they often fail to speak from the habit that is ingrained in them, from the memory of their failed speech, so how can one learn to speak without entering again into the same vicious circle of severe feelings of failure? Stuttering - what exactly is it and how is it treated? Dr. Fluency's method of treating stuttering is imparting a new fluency of speech, based on new learning of breathing, pronunciation and practice with a special tablet. The patient is required to forget everything he knows about speech (and therefore will not fail because he will not use his speech memory). He learns to breathe again, and slowly and gradually learns to pronounce words without stress, until he manages to pronounce them, and gradually gains confidence (because for the first time he manages to pronounce whole words without getting stuck...). This is how he learns, like a baby learning his first steps to acquire a new, different speech, without fail. Without the mistakes of the past, without the stuttering, without the speech disorder and above all controlled speech that does not get stuck. Even if an old jam comes up, the ability to correct and continue talking without those around even noticing that it happened will be in the patient's hands. The next step is correct and consistent practice of the correct speech tools he learned in order to preserve the results over days and years, as well as learning the ways of applying the "new speech" in all the different speech situations. This is with personal guidance from a person who has gone through the treatment himself and knows what needs to be faced and what is needed to overcome the obstacles, mainly with the help of cognitive-behavioral therapy in which by the process of dealing with the stressful situations caused by the speech fluency disorder over the years, and a change in the balance of successes/failures Experience the victories - the victory of the method over the stuttering. Many years ago, stuttering was diagnosed as a psychological problem. People who stutter turned to psychologists to "solve" the psychological problems that caused them to stutter. This was the approach of medicine towards the field of stuttering, which of course did not contribute anything to the community of stutterers but caused further serious frustrations because the problem, from the beginning, was not a psychological problem at all. On the contrary, it is the disturbance in the flow of speech that causes psychological problems and then, it can worsen following the psychological state of the person suffering from it. The psychological problems of people who stutter! Imagine a person who knows he has a disability, and some other disability. He can't speak fluently. Every person who suffers from some abnormality often chooses to distance himself from society, feeling rejected and unworthy because of his difference. Speech is our only means of communication. Therefore, when a person suffers from a speech problem and fails to speak, he fails to produce communication, does not produce communication, knows that he does not produce communication and then does not try to produce it either. He finds ways to stay away from verbal communication, finds a job where he doesn't need to talk, many times avoids relationships with members of the opposite sex due to shame and a feeling that he will be rejected and sometimes finds himself lonely, distant and anxious about his situation. In the past, when such a person sought psychological treatment, the therapists attributed the speech problem to his mental state. The assumption was that he stuttered because he was anxious, stressed, shy or insecure. Today we know much more about stuttering. A person who stutters does not stutter because he is anxious or stressed or shy, etc., he stutters first of all and because of that he has all the difficult feelings that accompany a person who fails in fluency. for a free compatibility check So how do you overcome stuttering? rehabilitation process for the speech system which will teach us again how to control the system and how not to let stuttering dictate the way we produce speech, what I say and our life in general. You can hear more about the subject in the fascinating lecture we give as part of the compatibility test.

  • מהו גמגום | ד"ר פלואנסי

    גמגום הוא תופעת לוואי של הפרעת שטף דיבור כמו גם דיבור מהיר וחטוף וכל זה נובע מאובדן שליטה על מערכת הדיבור. ולכן הטיפול בגמגום של מכון ד"ר פלואנסי בעצם מקנה לאדם המגמגם כלים לשלוט על מערכת הדיבור שלו בעזרת מכשיר מיוחד וקלינאית תקשורת מומחית כל אחד יכול לדבר בשטף וללא חשש מהו גימגום? הגמגום, או ליתר דיוק - הפרעה בשטף הדיבור, הוא מצב שלוקים בו כ-1% מאוכלוסיית העולם. תופעה זו תופעה זו מתרחשת כאשר האדם המדבר יודע מה ברצונו לומר, אך חלה הפרעה בתיאום מנגנוני הדיבור, ולכן הוא מתקשה להפיק דיבור רציף וברור. הפרעת שטף הדיבור מלווה לעיתים קרובות בחזרות על צלילים או הברות, בהארכת צלילים, בחסימות בדיבור ובתנועות לוואי כמו מצמוצים ותנועות גוף . תופעה זו מוכרת גם בזכות דמויות מפורסמות לאורך ההיסטוריה שסבלו מליקויים בשטף הדיבור כמו משה רבנו, קלאודיוס קיסר, המלך ג'ורג' השישי, ווינסטון צ'רצ'יל, ג'ו ביידן ואחרים. בעבר ה-DSM (המדריך האבחוני והסטטיסטי להפרעות נפשיות) ייחס משקל רב להיבטים נפשיים בהסבר הגמגום. אולם בשנים האחרונות גילו מומחים כי הפרעת שטף הדיבור קשורה לגורמים תורשתיים ונוירופיזיולוגיים וההיבטים הנפשיים שלה הם במידה רבה תוצאה של ההפרעה, ולא הגורם הראשוני לה. בהתאם לכך, א דם שלוקה בהפרעת שטף דיבור חווה לעיתים חוסר אונים כאשר הוא מדבר. לעיתים הידיעה שהוא עומד להיתקע, עלולה לגרום לו לחץ רב, מה שמחריף את הקושי בשטף הדיבור. לניסיונות דיבור אלו מתלווים לעיתים רגשות אשם, תחושת כישלון, בושה, וישנם אנשים שיעדיפו להימנע לחלוטין מדיבור כדי לעקוף את התחושות הקשות. דרגות שונות של גימגום קיימות דרגות שונות של גמגום, החל מהפרעת שטף דיבור קלה וכמעט בלתי מורגשת, ועד לגמגום קשה המונע מהאדם המגמגם לקיים שיחה עם הסובבים אותו. לעיתים, אדם הסובל מגמגום יחזור באופן בלתי רצוני על הגאים או מילים מסוימות, עד שיצליח לומר את מה שניסה לומר. מההפרעה יחזור באופן בלתי רצוני על הגאים, או מילים מסוימות, עד שיצליח להגיד את מה שניסה לומר. סממן נוסף אצל הסובלים מהפרעת שטף דיבור הוא חוסר היכולת להמשיך ולדבר, תוך הפעלת לחץ (בלתי רצוני) על מיתרי הקול. האדם עלול להסמיק, לחוות לחץ, לעוות את פניו ולחוש מבוכה ובושה נוכח חוסר היכולת להגות מילה מסוימת. חוויה זו אינה נעימה ועלולה להיות פוגעת מאוד. בעקבות מאפיינים אלו, נהגו במשך שנים רבות לייחס לגמגום היבטים נפשיים. יש המכנים את הגמגום "נכות שקופה", מאחר שאדם יכול להסתובב בין אנשים מבלי שידעו על כך שהוא מגמגם, כל עוד אינו מדבר או שהוא מדבר בדרכים שונות שנועדו להסתיר את הגמגום. למה אנשים מגמגים? בדרך כלל, המנגנונים האחראים על השפה עושים “עבודת צוות” להפקת דיבור. מדובר על תפקוד בו זמנית של כל שרירי הפנים,הפה, השפתיים, הלסת, הלשון, הסרעפת וכל מערכת הנשימה כל זאת תוך הפקת צלילם בקצב כ"כ מהיר שהפלא הגדול הוא שאנו בכלל מצליחים לדבר. אז השאלה מדוע מגמגמים מתגמדת לנוכח השאלה איך בכלל מדברים. ולכן מאוד מובן שבהפעלת מערכת כ"כ מסובכת תהינה תקלות. איפה בדיוק זה מתרחש? ההשערה המדעית הרווחת היא שהכל מתחיל בפקודות שהמוח שולח למיתרי הקול. ככל הנראה המוח שולח למיתרי פקודה "לא טובה"- להנעל תוך כדי דיבור, במקום להפתח ולהסגר בעדינות תוך כדי הוצאת אוויר. בשל חוסר היכולת של האדם להשלים את דבריו, באופן לא מודע הוא מנסה לעקוף את ההפרעה בשיטות שונות. לפיכך מתפתחות כל תופעות הלוואי השונות להפרעת שטף הדיבור, כמו הגמגום ,הלחיצות, הדיבור החטוף וכו'... לבדיקת התאמה חינם אז איך מתגברים על הגמגום? ע"מ להתגבר על הגמגום יש לעבור תהליך שיקומי למערכת הדיבור אשר ילמד אותנו בחזרה איך לשלוט במערכת ואיך לא לתת לגמגום להכתיב לנו את אופן הפקת הדיבור, מה אני אומר ואת החיים שלנו בכלל. תוכלו לשמוע יותר בהרחבה על הנושא בהרצאה המרתקת שאנו מעבירים במסגרת בדיקת ההתאמה.

  • Stuttering in children | ד"ר פלואנסי

    גמגום הוא תופעת לוואי של הפרעת שטף דיבור כמו גם דיבור מהיר וחטוף וכל זה נובע מאובדן שליטה על מערכת הדיבור. ולכן הטיפול בגמגום של מכון ד"ר פלואנסי בעצם מקנה לאדם המגמגם כלים לשלוט על מערכת הדיבור שלו בעזרת מכשיר מיוחד וקלינאית תקשורת מומחית כל אחד יכול לדבר בשטף וללא חשש How to solve stuttering problems in children? If we are talking about children who have been diagnosed as suffering from any speech disorder: rapid speech, stuttering, etc., starting at the age of 7, the best method to treat them is to make them forget everything they know about speech and this is Dr. Fluency's successful method. A scientifically proven stuttering treatment method. At ages 3-5, the Lidcombe method is the most effective and you can consult with a qualified clinician who has undergone special training in the method. Since it is about speech and communication, it is known that in the case of stuttering in children, many children who suffer from stuttering or from another speech disorder and are aware of it, avoid speaking, inventing all kinds of techniques to "escape" the failure to speak, from skipping words to swallowing words and more. All these "snappers" are engraved not only in the lack of fluency of speech of those who suffer from that stuttering but also in their emotional memory. When a child has insecurity about his speech and a feeling of failure, he will never be able to speak unless he manages to erase the feeling of failure and the bitter memory that accompanies his attempts to speak. This is exactly what Dr. Fluency's method does. This is a method that works together with a special tablet with the help of which the patient learns to breathe again, pronounce letters and speak as if he were a child who had just acquired his first words. The new speech that comes from a place free from failure, is the one that succeeds in helping children overcome stuttering and be able to speak without pressure, breathe in the middle and discover that it is possible to start and finish a sentence... Stuttering in children - now there is a solution! Stuttering in children Stuttering in children appears in about 20% of children aged 2-4 who suffer from a lack of fluency in speech. The vigilance of the caregivers may prevent the problem from becoming a chronic problem. Stuttering in children is often a lack of fluency in speech in children, in many cases related to the control and acquisition of the language and for that reason in 80% of these children, the problem will pass within a period of six months, while 20% of them will continue to suffer from a problem in speech fluency that will turn out to be a chronic problem. For this reason, it is recommended that in any case where there is a speech disorder or stuttering in children, a consultation with a speech therapist should be sought to understand the nature of the disorder, its origin, and whether it may go away. It is very difficult to predict if the stuttering will become a chronic problem, but it should be noted that the sooner the problem is treated, the more it will be possible to understand what you are dealing with exactly as the problem should be treated. Stuttering in a relaxed environment for a child who stutters! One of the things that causes a child to be embarrassed by his stuttering or to feel embarrassed and ashamed, is the behavior of the environment. Some children are aware of their stuttering and some are not. Those who are aware suffer from this, make an effort to speak and overcome the problem and enter into a whirlwind of convulsions, body or facial movements and pressure to get the words out and finish a sentence. It is very important not to make the stuttering a problem in front of the child, not to let him feel embarrassed or a failure, not to pressure him to speak correctly, not to teach him to speak correctly (because if he knew how to speak correctly he would do so) and to approach a professional therapeutic agent qualified to treat stuttering and above all Stuttering in children. What are the causes of stuttering in children? The stuttering issue is still not resolved. Professionals in the field do not know what causes stuttering. Some researchers believe that it is a collection of genetic, environmental, and also neurophysiological causes. It is known that 60% of children who stutter have other people in the family who suffer from stuttering. One thing is clear, this is not a psychological or mental problem as the therapists believed for many years and as stuttering was defined in the disease book. Since people who suffer from stuttering develop emotional problems due to the stuttering, they tended to attribute emotional and psychological disorders to stuttering, but the opposite is true. Stuttering in children creates emotional problems and they are not the ones who created the stuttering.. for a free compatibility check So how do you overcome stuttering? In order to overcome stuttering, we must go through a rehabilitation process for the speech system which will teach us again how to control the system and how not to let stuttering dictate the way we produce speech, what I say and our life in general. You can hear more about the subject in the fascinating lecture we st

  • Dr. Fluency's method | ד"ר פלואנסי

    גמגום הוא תופעת לוואי של הפרעת שטף דיבור כמו גם דיבור מהיר וחטוף וכל זה נובע מאובדן שליטה על מערכת הדיבור. ולכן הטיפול בגמגום של מכון ד"ר פלואנסי בעצם מקנה לאדם המגמגם כלים לשלוט על מערכת הדיבור שלו בעזרת מכשיר מיוחד וקלינאית תקשורת מומחית כל אחד יכול לדבר בשטף וללא חשש Treatment of stuttering - Dr. Fluency's method At the Dr. Fluency Institute, we understand that speech fluency disorder and all of its side effects, including stuttering (slurps, clicks, pulling out syllables, repeating words or parts of words, using stop words, fast and abrupt speech, quiet and mumbled speech, shortening of expressions) result from a loss of control on the speech system while speaking. Therefore, the best way to treat speech fluency disorder and stuttering is Dr. Fluency's method of treating stuttering. Many ask what exactly is Dr. Fluency's method? The explanation is simple! Returning control over speech to the patient by restoring the entire speech process using special software that is always available on a dedicated tablet, according to a personalized rhythm. A combination of meetings with a communication therapist (about once a week at the beginning of the process and then gradually according to the pace of learning) with self-practice at home (about half an hour a day in front of the tablet) gives the desired results. Dr. Fluency's stuttering treatment, implemented with the help of professional guidance and guidance from a speech therapist and therapy graduates who serve as mentors, consists of learning, application and practice. On average, the patient works for about 3 months on learning a new speech fluency, after that he applies the new speech (a process that takes another few months) and the last step is improving and maintaining a new speech fluency in the form of practicing the technique he has acquired, whether it is in a practice class with additional patients (and a communication therapist as a guide) or through real-time practices such as: managing a dialogue in a store, ordering a product or service by phone. How to begin? At the Dr. Fluency Institute, we understand that speech fluency disorder and all of its side effects, including stuttering (slurps, clicks, pulling out syllables, repeating words or parts of words, using stop words, fast and abrupt speech, quiet and mumbled speech, shortening of expressions) result from a loss of control on the speech system while speaking. Therefore, the best way to treat speech fluency disorder and stuttering is Dr. Fluency's method of treating stuttering. Many ask what exactly is Dr. Fluency's method? The explanation is simple! Returning control over speech to the patient by restoring the entire speech process using special software that is always available on a dedicated tablet, according to a personalized rhythm. A combination of meetings with a communication therapist (about once a week at the beginning of the process and then gradually according to the pace of learning) with self-practice at home (about half an hour a day in front of the tablet) gives the desired results. Dr. Fluency's stuttering treatment, implemented with the help of professional guidance and guidance from a speech therapist and therapy graduates who serve as mentors, consists of learning, application and practice. On average, the patient works for about 3 months on learning a new speech fluency, after that he applies the new speech (a process that takes another few months) and the last step is improving and maintaining a new speech fluency in the form of practicing the technique he has acquired, whether it is in a practice class with additional patients (and a communication therapist as a guide) or through real-time practices such as: managing a dialogue in a store, ordering a product or service by phone. How to begin? The first meeting at the Dr. Fluency Institute is a suitability test in which a full explanation of the treatment method will be given, and an initial diagnosis will be made in which the problem of stuttering or speech fluency will be examined. And an indication will be received regarding the desire to go through a long and arduous process that requires half an hour of practice a day for an entire year. This way you get an accurate indication of the motivation both at the beginning of the meeting and at the end. Treatment of stuttering with Dr. Fluency's method should be done when the patient is 100% in the process. When he has the desire to invest and rebuild his entire speech process and thus be solely responsible for the future of his speech, for good speech fluency, for controlling the vocal cords, for controlling his own speech! A little more about practicing at home The practice of Dr. Fluency's method is conducted in front of a computer program, the software comes with a special tablet that is easy to operate and user-friendly. In the first stage, the correct speech is learned in the weekly meetings at the clinic and by self-work in front of the computer at home. In the next step, when you start to apply the new speech on a daily basis, it is important to practice the speech with someone, whether it is the parents, a sibling, a spouse or a close friend. The importance of practicing in front of people allows the application of this speech in everyday life, as well as receiving feedback on the speech in terms of fluency and naturalness. When the goal is clear - good and normal speech fluency in all everyday speech situations. Normal speech fluency is an important thing like no other, when you shape the speech exactly as needed you reach the perfect result for everyone. for a free compatibility check So how do you overcome stuttering? In order to overcome stuttering, we must go through a rehabilitation process for the speech system which will teach us again how to control the system and how not to let stuttering dictate the way we produce speech, what I say and our life in general. You can hear more about the subject in the fascinating lecture we give as part of the compatibility test. What does the software include? Dr. Fluency's computer program for the treatment of stuttering includes lessons such as: lengthened syllable task, polysyllabic words, the rudders that cannot be lengthened, sentences, full breathing task, soft start task, air pressure reductions, pressure reductions in the steering organs, personal transition from steering wheel to steering wheel, Beyond the rhythm of one second, a voice curve in one second and finally controlled speech and a program to preserve speech fluency. Each lesson includes several units for full and effective practice of each and every task in order to shape the speech exactly as it should be. This is how you will learn to hisT on stuttering and you will gain control over your speech rate. Each patient receives a license to use the software for life, and can come to group practice whenever they want. Treatment of stuttering with Dr. Fluency's method - because control over speech fluency is absolutely possible!

  • Int'l. Recognition | ד"ר פלואנסי

    תוכנת ד"ר פלואנסי זכתה בפרס ראש הממשלה ולהכרה בינלאומיתמאיגוד הקלינאיות תקשורת האמריקאית וכן הכרה מקופות חולים בזכות השיטה היחודית המאפשרת להתגבר על הגמגום ובזכות התוכנה שנותנת תוצאות ומאפשרת למכון ד"ר פלואנסי להיות היחיד שמטפל בגמגום באחריות.

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