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From: Kelly Bridges
Date: 07 Oct 2008
Time: 16:43:25 -0500
Remote Name: 128.122.240.36
I'm an SLP Ph.D. student at NYU taking Lee Caggiano's Fluency Disorder's course and I read your article as part of an assignment. I found it very thorough in describing stuttering etiology and treatment views througout human history. I have been reading about this information recently in class and I found this helpful in reinforcing the history of stuttering. I wanted to know, which perspective do you find to be the most accurate (as for etiology) and which type of treatment plan do you find most helpful in treating individuals who stutter (considering both the psychological/emotional aspects and the core stuttering behaviors)? I would say Van Riper's approach and mentality seems the most humanistic, but I'd love to hear your opinion. Thanks for the article!