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I am a graduate student and a parent of a teen who stutters, what advice would you give a teenager who stutters?
Category Archives: 2021 Talk to a Professional
2022 Talk to a Professional
Hello! My name is Genesis Melgar. I am in my last year as an undergrad communicative disorders major. I am working towards becoming a bilingual speech-language pathologist! With grad school coming my way, in your honest- professional opinion, do you … Continue reading →
Question
I am an undergraduate student majoring in Speech Language Pathology and Audiology. As I learn more and find out where I fit into these fields, I know I will be encountering and working with people with stutters. I have a … Continue reading →
2022 Talk to a PWS
Hi, I would like to ask if you had a child , what would you teach them about stuttering?
Client with mild stutter?
I have an 11 year old client who stutters. I’ve heard him stutter twice over the past five sessions (we are also working on articulation of /r/). He typically stutters with friends and families in high energy situations. Outside of session, … Continue reading →
Questions for Professionals
Hello Professionals! What do you think is one of the most important things an SLP can do to be supportive of a client who stutters? And what is something that an SLP may do with the intention of helping, but … Continue reading →
Role of the SLP
Hi, after learning about fluency disorders, speaking with PWS, and watching videos about PWS, the most common theme is how little the SLP has helped them in the past. Why are a majority of SLP’s failing to make a positive … Continue reading →
Fluency Strategies for Different Children
Hello all, I am currently a second year graduate student completing my externship at a school setting. There are currently 8 children who stutter on the caseload. I feel like I work on a lot of the same strategies with … Continue reading →
Woody Starkweather: counselors psychologists have the tools.
Important simple question: Should psychologists and counselors be helping and treating PWS and not SLPs? Woody Starkweather often commented that Speech-Language pathologists have the knowledge of stuttering but psychologists and counsellors have the tools to efficiently work on the disorder. … Continue reading →
Why are we so lost?
Hey there! I am currently a second year distance graduate student at SFA, and have also been an SLP-Assistant for 3 years now. My question today is broad, and subjective, but I see how many SLPs and people learning to … Continue reading →