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From: Joe Klein
Date: 10 Oct 2008
Time: 14:24:29 -0500
Remote Name: 74.70.44.201
Hi Philip. Against my better judgment, I will respond. The question asked was about fluency shaping and stuttering modification. I responded as such. I have read Mr. Harrison's stuttering hexagon and have seen him present at more than one NSA conference. I believe his work adds another piece in the answer to the stuttering puzzle. I also believe that for the majority of people who stutter, it is not enough by itself. Stuttering is not an anxiety disorder. Stuttering is not a psychological disorder. Stuttering is a speech disorder. It is my personal belief (and the belief of many others) that for the majority of people who stutter, work needs to be done in at least 3 areas: 1) Speech 2) Attitudes and Feelings 3) The communication environment. There are some PWS who have no negative attitudes and feelings and do not have environmental triggers, and only need to work on speech (a small percentage of PWS, in my opinion) There are also people who stutter who do not need to work on their speech, but only need to work on their attitudes and feelings, and the environments which trigger them (again, a small portion of PWS). If you were among that small portion, and all you needed was attitudes and feelings change in multiple environments, I am very happy for you. Please do not assume that what worked for you works for everyone. It does not. Also please assume that when I am asked about the paradigms of stuttering therapy, and I answer about those topics, that I believe they are all there is to know about stuttering. They are not. In my humble opinion, people who don't understand that stuttering is a multidimensional problem that needs to be treated as such do not understand stuttering. Thank you for your support. Joe