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From: Brian Humphrey
Date: 09 Oct 2008
Time: 21:19:20 -0500
Remote Name: 75.74.131.143
A stuttering group for kids wrote: we are a group of four kids who stutter who meet once a week for therapy. how can other people help us with our stuttering? how often does stuttering go away on it's own? - - - -
Hi! I'm glad that your group is participating in the conference! Perhaps your first question would be a good one to discuss in your group. Deciding how you would like other people to help you - and deciding how to tell them - could help you all; and it could help the other people too. Would you would like to list some of the things you are thinking of saying here, in this conference? Then we could help you with ideas.
Our best information seems to be that stuttering goes away for about 3/4 of the
kids who start to stutter. We know that as kids grow into teenagers and adults,
stuttering is more likely to stay - and that can be all right. Even if
stuttering stays, people who stutter can learn to have better control of speech
and stuttering. Even if stuttering stays, people who stutter can communicate
effectively. All the best to your group!
- BH