Attending Stuttering Successful Management Program (SSMP) was valuable. It was a time when I felt positive about the emotions I had linked to my stuttering and felt ready to meet peers where together we could co-exist. SSMP taught me specific … Continue reading →
My word for today’s theme is TRANSFORMATION. I have heard folks share their suffering about stuttering. I find myself aligning with these folks in that I feel connected to their battles and can identify with the “war stories.” On the … Continue reading →
My process of transformation began when I met other people who stutter, which opened up my life in so many ways. My relationship with family members and friends shifted. I began to consider new options in my career. I began … Continue reading →
People who stutter often develop emotional responses to their dysfluencies that become more debilitating than the actual speech disorder. As a mental health clinican, the most effective model that I have found to treat a patient’s emotional dysreguation is Dialectical … Continue reading →
In 1976 I was told by University of California, Santa Barbara speech clinic I was clinically fluent and to expect a relapse. I was 23 years old. And told myself I will not let my stutter stop me. I wanted … Continue reading →
I was 21 years old and on academic probation at University of California, Santa Barbara. I went to the school psychologist and after the third one hour session. I came out as a PWS. She referred me to school speech … Continue reading →
When I was in high school, almost every other word was a block. I figured out how to “avoid” some blocks, but with oral presentations and after school activities, “avoiding” grew more difficult. I shared with my mom that I need … Continue reading →
My dad influenced how I felt about stuttering during my teen years. My teen years flourished with powerful stuttering blocks. At that time I didn’t know that the way I spoke was called stuttering. In my culture, the messages I … Continue reading →
My Wednesday word or theme is DISABILITY. How does a person who stutter want to be treated by mental health professionals when seeking services? When I asked a young friend of mine what social service professionals should know about treating … Continue reading →
When is it appropriate for SLPs to make referral to a mental health professional? Michael Sugarman
