Some Thoughts on Stuttering Therapy

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From: Jin Li Chen
Date: 08 Oct 2008
Time: 18:39:19 -0500
Remote Name: 96.246.82.207

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Dear Dr. Williams, My name is Jin Li Chen, and I am a SLP graduate student at NYU. I am currently taking a Fluency Disorder class with Ms. Lee Caggiano and am introduced to the area of stuttering. I greatly enjoyed reading about your insights and thoughts on stuttering therapy. You’ve touched upon some very interesting points, especially the one on how we often neglect to think about “Why people stop stuttering?” It gave me a very different and fresh perspective in viewing treatment approaches. It is quite true that our focus has often been on understanding why people stutter, and I am just as guilty of such thinking, as this was exactly one of the first questions I wanted to know when I first started learning about stuttering. I understand that there are still no definitive and conclusive answers as to why some people ceased to stutter; however, I am curious as to learn about your speculation and take on this issue. You’ve also mentioned how a successful therapy depends on a combination of variables, and that no one can be certain about how the interplay of the variables can influence outcome. Apart from the sheer luck which cannot be controlled by us, what kind of advice would you offer to new aspiring clinicians in helping to develop their clinical skills? Where and how shall one even begin in their therapy? Your response is greatly appreciated. Thank you.


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