Hello! I am currently a graduate student in a fluency disorders course! Recently, we started to discuss treatment and will be discussing therapy techniques soon. There are tons of therapy tools out there for stuttering, and I wanted to know … Continue reading →
Currently, I am a graduate student enrolled in a stuttering class. We have been talking about different types of treatment. The Lidcombe method is a direct technique that has been abundant in the research articles that we have been reviewing in … Continue reading →
Hello All I am currently a graduate student studying speech pathology and would want to learn more about stuttering and the services available to them such as support groups. I am especially interested in the idea of support groups for … Continue reading →
Hi my name is Sara Tordi and I am a graduate student studying to become an SLP. This is a question for SLPs and people who stutter. I personally do not have a lot of experience working with people who … Continue reading →
I’m currently a graduate student enrolled in a Stuttering class. We have discussed the importance of treating the person as a whole and helping the client accept his or her stutter. We have also explored therapy techniques that target fluency. … Continue reading →
Parents of young children who stutter may be told that their child might “outgrow” stuttering as he/she gets older. For these parents, do the reactions of other people to their child’s speech influence their decision to cross the bridge from … Continue reading →
We are in graduate school studying Speech Pathology and have a question regarding the environmental impact on a clinical session between an SLP and a PWS. What are your thoughts on how much influence the environment has on therapy for … Continue reading →
My classmates and I read Pam Mertz’s article, “Do We Speak Our Minds Enough?” This led us to wonder how we can facilitate our clients to open up to peers who stutter about their experiences. Do you guys have any … Continue reading →
I have two patients with the diagnosis if Parkinsons Disease who stutter. One has a history of disfluency the other does not. What is the best way to approach evaluating and treating these patients? ~Anne McKinley, MEd., CCC/SLP
Hi, I’m a second year graduate student at the University of Minnesota Duluth. I am currently in an advanced fluency disorders course and a counseling course. I was was wondering, for fluency disorders specifically, when it is appropriate to counsel … Continue reading →
