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From: Mark Irwin
Date: 21 Oct 2008
Time: 19:19:27 -0500
Remote Name: 60.231.215.44
Hello James, I am not a SLP Prof but I have a particular interest in the field of public awareness (served as ISA Board Chair for 6 years.) Since others have not responded to you I'll take this opportunity to jump in. My paper in this online conference addresses this issue as does my replies to Ed Feuer and Ann Packman. I also responded to John Tetnowski's paper. In my view the public perception of stuttering has not changed and will not/ cannot change until new terminology linking stuttering with Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) is developed. I am suggesting Stuttered Speech Syndrome as the term for disorder affecting pws with SAD. In short JOE BIDEN MAY STUTTER BUT HE DOESN'T HAVE STUTTERED SPEECH SYNDROME. Obviously I think this proposal is logical, helpful and necessary. However it will need support from the SLP leadership to make it happen. mirwin@cobweb.com.au