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From: Walt Manning
Date: 02 Oct 2008
Time: 12:56:51 -0500
Remote Name: 141.225.97.59
Malorie - As I responded to Bonnie, the process creating a reinterpretation of my story took a long time and I certainly wasn’t ready to do it when I was younger. Without knowing a particular person and their story, their strengths and motivation, etc. I don’t know what to say. In general, however, I suspect that if someone is ever going to change from avoiding to approaching a problem like stuttering that was present early in life they are apt to do so in their early 20s. I have also seen people in middle age who reach a period in their life cycle when they are ready to make a change – often following a major life event – moving to a new town, a divorce, etc. Support from a clinician who understands the stuttering experience is one way of initiating the process. But as I indicated in my original story, I think the timing of when the speaker and the clinician get together can be important. People can do it on their own through learning about what stuttering is and what it is not. I also think that active involvement in a support group is helpful both to initiate and maintain change. Thanks for your comments.