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From: Peter Ramig
Date: 16 Oct 2008
Time: 10:47:53 -0500
Remote Name: 128.138.174.51
Hi Lynne, Good Question! A main purpose in using the stretching drill is to initiate and maintain normal airflow and voicing while working through the pseudo or real stuttering. This is opposite of what a PWS typically does; that is, the normal reaction when stuttering is to stop the airflow, recoil, etc. The clay stretching is to work on turning on the air and voicing and to maintain it as the PWS continues to move forward through the stutter. Of course another main reason for this activity is confrontation and desensitization.