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Hello! My name is Alex Stewart, and I am a first year SLP Masters student. I am in a Fluency course currently, and I was very interested in our discussion about potential “malingering” patients. I was wondering if any of … Continue reading →
Hello experts! I am a 2nd year graduate student, and I was wondering what you think is most important for new SLPs to know about PWS. I am taking an advanced fluency course right now, so what is one piece … Continue reading →
Hello! I am doing some research on medication and stuttering. Now we know not all PWS take medication. When do you think is a right time for someone to begin taking medication? What aspects do you think play a role? … Continue reading →
Hello, I want to compare the anxiety of PWS in a specific situation: the real situation vs the same situation in a virtual environment (VR). Do you have any tool to suggest other than the Subjective Units of Distress Scale (SUDS) … Continue reading →
Hi experts! I was curious if you guys had and/or knew of any good resources or ideas that could be used to show and explain stuttering to an elementary class that had a PWS in it, especially if the PWS was getting … Continue reading →
Hi experts! I am a 2nd year graduate student, and am currently in an advanced stuttering class. In class we haven’t discussed using assisted devices with PWS, but I have read information on ASHA’s website and in other places about … Continue reading →
Hello, Thank you for giving me the opportunity to ask my questions! While reviewing the literature, I came across differences of opinion between authors on how to score the repetitions of word. Sometimes, a monosyllabic word repeated twice counts as … Continue reading →
Hi experts! I’m a 2nd year SLP graduate student, and I have two questions, What advice would you give to a teenage person who stutters, who talks about being bullied in school? What advice would you give to the family … Continue reading →
Hi, I am a student pursuing my master’s in SLP. I was wondering if you have noticed whether certain therapy strategies tend to be more effective for clients of one cultural background than another or whether the same therapy strategies seem … Continue reading →
Hi dear experts: My stuttering over the years was mostly “silent blocks” before i started to talk and before “difficult sounds”. I succeed on the last years to stutter with more sounds, but still sometimes I have long “delay” before … Continue reading →
Hello, I am a person who stutters. As you are probably aware, people who stutter often have certain situations where they are (more or less) consistently naturally fluent e.g. when on their own or when talking to a small child. … Continue reading →
Hello experts, Please help! I’m working with a young man (24) who has come for help with his stuttering. He has also been diagnosed with OCD, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and Major Depressive Disorder. He is seeing a counselor, who I … Continue reading →
What are some ways to help people minimize secondary behaviors when in a stuttering moment? It seems that the secondary behavior can be more frustrating or concerning than the actual block or stuttered speech. 15,519 total views, 1 views today
Stuttering can have an ongoing impact on the self-esteem of an individual. When providing treatment, does any aspect of the treatment include the self-esteem issues that may be associated with stuttering? 5,358 total views
