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From: MOR FELDMAN NYU STUDENT
Date: 03 Oct 2007
Time: 12:31:39 -0500
Remote Name: 128.122.88.203
Hi, I am currently a student at NYU and I am studying to become a speech-language pathologist. In class the other day we were discussing cases of people who stutter ( in complete confidentiality and the names of the clients were not mentioned) and our professor told us that one child said that no one knew he stutters, but that that only meant that he had not told anyone about his stuttering. You on the other hand assumed that everybody knew and so you did not tell them. Were you angered by the fact that they said they did not know you were stuttering because you never mentioned. Did it seem too obvious to be ignored? Do you think if it was given more attention that you would have been happier as a teenager? Also, what advice would you give teachers, especially those that are not parents, when they have a student who stutters? I believe that although to many it seems like common sense not to discourage a child, many people are not educated about stuttering are not be able to handle a situation with a student who stutters. In addition, is and was stuttering excpeted in you community in Sweden? Do you think that the location/environment of your upbringing further affected your stuttering and the way you handled it during your teen-age years? I apologize for the numerous questions but as a student I believe the best way to learn about stuttering and what people who stutter feel and go through is by talking about those with real life experiences with stuttering. Your help is greatly appreciated. Thank you