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From: Walt Manning
Date: 12 Oct 2007
Time: 17:39:19 -0500
Remote Name: 141.225.97.215
I agree with Lynne and I suspect many others who have seen many adults make excellent success both with good therapy and self-directed change. Some individuals who have stuttered severely have better scores on measures of approach regarding stressful speaking situations (e.g., public speaking) than normally fluent adults. Many adults who continue to do some obvious stuttering have become better communicators than normally fluent speakers. Yes, it's generally more difficult to get adults (v. children, especially preschool children) to that point and maybe that's what Onslow really means by his statement. Many adults decide to make many important changes in their early 20s. Later on many speakers have adapted and learned to cope with their stuttering and are much less likely to seek treatment. But even then, there is much progress to be made in fluency as well as quality of life.