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From: Elizabeth Anderson
Date: 21 Oct 2007
Time: 23:48:46 -0500
Remote Name: 12.205.237.173
Dr. Silverman, thank you for sharing your powerful message and story. In my personal experiences, I often struggle with change because, “…of the comfort of the known.” It is easy to say that you wish to change, but a much more difficult task to put those thoughts into action. I couldn’t agree more that it is imperative to teach individuals, particularly children, to love themselves before encouraging them to make a change. I also recognize the importance of having the desire and motivation to commit to working toward a positive and lasting change. While it is evident that young children are very impressionable, I often wonder about speech-language therapy in adolescence. What are some signs to watch for when determining whether or not an adolescent is really ready to make a change? Do you have any suggestions for assessing adolescents who are more reserved and not as willing to share their share their true feelings, possibly because they feel their parents are ashamed of the way they speak. Thank you for your time.