Official link where you can purchase a copy
Unfortunately, the other author, Matthew Mills, seems fairly obscure and I can't find anything on them.
Ugh, I'm sorry you're not able to get the book in the UK! If you'd be willing to email me, I'll happily see what I can do! Another awesome book to check out is The Voice Book for Trans and Nonbinary People.
For science stuff, I also recommend checking out Zoey Alexandria and Zhea Erose. Suuuuper fabulous science nerdiness. <3
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This one. I thought it might help to find one that had options for a neutral voice tone as well.
To add to this, while GW and HF are quite popular, WW does a loot of work beyond youtube. She wrote a book about ASMR with Julie Young called The Idiots Guide to ASMR.
This is a quack. There is literally no research behind this. I do voice research for a living. Fire your coach and buy this instead until you find a legitimate therapist: https://www.amazon.com/Voice-Book-Trans-Non-Binary-People/dp/1785921282/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?crid=2A6YFDJMTXEU5&keywords=transgender+voice&qid=1649553259&sprefix=transgender+voice%2Caps%2C126&sr=8-4. I personally recommend voice therapists who have a degree in speech-language pathology. They should have M.S. CCC-SLP after their names.
The most common self-help source I know of is a series on YouTube called Trans-Voice lessons: https://youtube.com/c/TransVoiceLessons
I also found thus book helpful, but incredibly frustrating: The Voice Book for Trans and... https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1785921282?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Others on this sub may be able to point you to other resources.
Will repeat what people have said that TransVoiceLessons is great.
Also, if you want to get deeper into the theory of it, The Voice Book for Trans and Non-Binary People is a great text.
My voice trainer had me use this book when I was seeing her. There's a more to it than pitch; there's intonation, rhythm, speed, etc. A lot of advice you see online about feminizing your voice will have you doing unsustainable and sometimes damaging things to your voice simply to make it sound "higher."
If you can't afford voice training maybe this book could help: https://www.amazon.com/Voice-Book-Trans-Non-Binary-People-ebook/dp/B01N2VQZGD
I did voice training since Its covered by health insurance in germany and basically it was a lot about speaking from your stomach (like singers) and having a strong assertive voice. Also men tend to end words and sentences by going down with their voice, whereas women go up with it. If it's difficult during everyday conversations because it slips up, try to read 15min every day out loud and concentrate on the voice, so you can train your brain to speak that way when you have full attention
If you don't have access to pay for a voice coach/speech language pathologist, and you're confused by internet tutorials and not sure what's right and what's wrong, this is a great book my SLP recommended. It goes in enough depth that the concepts should become clear, but it also is aimed at people in the community rather than doctors and people with masters degrees in the subject, so it's pretty accessible and easy to follow. It was written by professional formally educated speech pathologists so it's easier to put your trust in it, at least for me, compared to internet guides (which can also be useful and helpful but are not for everyone)
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1785921282/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_hHUNFbK1C3FYT?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 you can change the .ca to .com or whatever your countries amazon page is, if that doesn't work you can search the title on amazon or most major bookstore websites.
I still haven't been able to find much. I had a quick look through my voice book (The Voice Book for Trans and Non-Binary People by Mathews Mills) but it didn't mention tonsils or adenoids specifically.
I'm see a speech therapist currently, and almost everything we do is covered in this book! You can get it on Amazon (UK or US) "The Voice Book for Trans and Non-Binary People: A Practical Guide to Creating and Sustaining Authentic Voice and Communication" if the links don't work.
It is HELLA helpful. I struggled with youtube guides (The comparative nature of them made me feel poo), but this book was incredible, I could just sit quietly by myself and work through it.
When I went to my first speech therapy session, she said I made several months worth of progress in a sentence (jumping from in-toning to full on sentences with female mannerisms), so it really showed!
Ha. Wow. I didn't expect there would be more than one or two such books.
I'm quite sure this is the one:
There are platy of them that focus on the detail. If you want the overall I totally recomend you this book (https://www.amazon.com/ASMR-Idiots-Guides-Julie-Young/dp/1615648186) it really helped me to understand WHY we feel the ASMR. Best of lucks :)
Awesome, we’ll get there :)
I also had some granulation but overall I expect it to work out. Not going to worry about it until I’m approaching 6 months - so May.
Check out this book - might be a worthwhile read!
I blame my lyrical issues on an (only self diagnosed) Audio Processing Disorder which I term being dysphonetic. Think of it like dyslexia, only with sound. I believe that it will become more commonly recognized.
https://www.amazon.com/When-Brain-Cant-Hear-Unraveling/dp/0743428641
Will this book be a good alternative to the course? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Beyond-Stuttering-McGuire-Programme-Speaking/dp/0285642847/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1419097820&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=beyond+stuttering
Sadly, McGuire does not run a course where I live.
LSQ should be fine too- just translate the most commonly-used baby signs into LSQ. Here's a chart of some commonly-used baby signs in ASL.1
If you want to get an idea of what your sister is going through, there's a memoir written by a hearing mother of two deaf daughters.
This is from Classical Chinese Medicine which I am studying, and it is a little confusing to dive into because it's a very complex system, but I think this book is very user friendly if you want to take a look at basic concepts. http://www.amazon.com/Wood-Becomes-Water-Medicine-Everyday/dp/1568362099
If your insurance covers it, you should see an audiologist that specializes in CAPD. They are the only ones to my knowledge that have the capabilities to test and diagnose. Your psych is a good place to start though. They may able to refer you to someone because CAPD is a common comorbid condition. If my psych hadn't mentioned it to me when I was diagnosed with ADHD, I would never have known to seek out testing.
"When the Brain Can't Hear". This is a really comprehensive book on CAPD that I just finished reading. Very easy to read. She goes into detail about the subtypes and how they impact peoples lives. She also talks about treatment as well although
there's very little treatment for it other than education and environmental modification.
http://www.amazon.com/When-Brain-Cant-Hear-Unraveling/dp/0743428641
Another interesting thing I learned was how it impacted reading and writing. I have some difficulties in both of those areas (not significant but noticeable) and explained some struggles I have in college. I would have never put those things together.
Best of luck to you. I know how good it feels to sort things out. Sometimes just knowing about them is enough to really help you cope.
Are you being checked for Auditory Processing Disorder as well? There's a book called When the Brain Can't Hear that's by an audiologist, but written for the layperson - very easy to read.
Thank you - publisher is Bloomsbury so it should be available pretty widely, but it's definitely on Amazon print and kindle (http://www.amazon.com/Universal-Sense-Hearing-Shapes-Mind/dp/1608190900/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327890122&sr=8-1) and Barnes and Noble print & Nook (http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-universal-sense-seth-s-horowitz/1110930164?ean=9781608190904)
The sites I use regularly are ASLPro.com, Lifeprint.com, and SigningSavvy.com, though Signing Savvy will only let you look up 5 signs a day without a paid membership. The ASL dictionary I've had throughout my program is this (below) and it has been a great resource. Of course, a Deaf person will always be the best ASL dictionary. Good luck!
Sorry, the "link" feature here stopped working for me months ago, dunno why.