David Daly
Encyclopedia
David A. Daly is a fluency
author, researcher, and center owner.
He performed considerable research in both cluttering
and stuttering
, and is known for his work with making cluttering diagnosis available and accessible to speech-language pathologists
.
"The Predictive Cluttering Index" (PCI) is a worksheet that is used as a diagnosis tool for cluttering. It was first published in 1992, in his book The Source for Stuttering and Cluttering. It was revised in 1999 for an ASHA
conference. The last revision, renamed the PCI, was in 2006.
Daly obtained his doctorate in Speech-Language Pathology from Pennsylvania State University
and instructed at the Medical School campus of the University of Alabama at Birmingham
for five years.
He was a professor at the University of Michigan from 1973 until he was given emeritus status by the University of Michigan
in 1999. He was director of the speech clinic and the aphasia
clinic. Daly is a fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
. In 2003, he received the Frank Kleffner Lifetime Clinical Achievement Award in 2003 for his work with stuttering clients.
Daly created a Speech & Language Center in 1979 to diagnose and treat children and adults with speech and language disorders.
He enjoys sailing, playing tennis,and going to the beach.
Fluency
Fluency is the property of a person or of a system that delivers information quickly and with expertise.-Speech:...
author, researcher, and center owner.
Life and work
Daly was a moderately severe stutterer who went to school for speech therapy. After gaining improved fluency from a competent therapist he decided to devote his career to helping others who stuttered.He performed considerable research in both cluttering
Cluttering
Cluttering is a speech disorder and a communication disorder characterized by speech that is difficult for listeners to understand due to rapid speaking rate, erratic rhythm, poor syntax or grammar, and words or groups of words unrelated to the sentence...
and stuttering
Stuttering
Stuttering , also known as stammering , is a speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by involuntary repetitions and prolongations of sounds, syllables, words or phrases, and involuntary silent pauses or blocks in which the stutterer is unable to produce sounds...
, and is known for his work with making cluttering diagnosis available and accessible to speech-language pathologists
Speech and language pathology
Speech-Language Pathology specializes in communication disorders.The main components of speech production include: phonation, the process of sound production; resonance, opening and closing of the vocal folds; intonation, the variation of pitch; and voice, including aeromechanical components of...
.
"The Predictive Cluttering Index" (PCI) is a worksheet that is used as a diagnosis tool for cluttering. It was first published in 1992, in his book The Source for Stuttering and Cluttering. It was revised in 1999 for an ASHA
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
The American Speech–Language–Hearing Association is a professional association for speech–language pathologists, audiologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists in the United States and internationally...
conference. The last revision, renamed the PCI, was in 2006.
Daly obtained his doctorate in Speech-Language Pathology from Pennsylvania State University
Pennsylvania State University
The Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU, is a public research university with campuses and facilities throughout the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855, the university has a threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service...
and instructed at the Medical School campus of the University of Alabama at Birmingham
University of Alabama at Birmingham
The University of Alabama at Birmingham is a public university in Birmingham in the U.S. state of Alabama. Developing from an extension center established in 1936, the institution became an autonomous institution in 1969 and is today one of three institutions in the University of Alabama System...
for five years.
He was a professor at the University of Michigan from 1973 until he was given emeritus status by the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
in 1999. He was director of the speech clinic and the aphasia
Aphasia
Aphasia is an impairment of language ability. This class of language disorder ranges from having difficulty remembering words to being completely unable to speak, read, or write....
clinic. Daly is a fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
The American Speech–Language–Hearing Association is a professional association for speech–language pathologists, audiologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists in the United States and internationally...
. In 2003, he received the Frank Kleffner Lifetime Clinical Achievement Award in 2003 for his work with stuttering clients.
Daly created a Speech & Language Center in 1979 to diagnose and treat children and adults with speech and language disorders.
He enjoys sailing, playing tennis,and going to the beach.
Books
- The Freedom of Fluency
- The Source for Stuttering and Cluttering.
- Speech motor exercises: Applying motor learning principles to stuttering and apraxia