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From: John Tetnowski
Date: 21 Oct 2008
Time: 12:31:01 -0500
Remote Name: 130.70.154.61
Stephanie, I am glad that you said the brain "functions" a little differently. I think functionality is the key. My question to you may be, do the functional differences cause stuttering, or a result of stuttering. You may know for example that even if a PWS is thinking about talking that the laterality in the brain is quite different. Will that cause them to stutter? Every time or just intermittently? The answer is, we just don't know yet. There are people who are working on the cause of stuttering (and other communicative disorders). Their work is very important and I think it is of the utmost importance for us to stay up with that literature. However, for now, my interest is in treating the disorder and its symptoms. Which disorder occurs first is not that important to me. I just want to heighten the functionality of the PWS. Thanks for a great question and for applying the knowledge you are learning. John Tetnowski