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From: Dick Mallard
Date: 18 Oct 2009
Time: 21:08:03 -0500
Remote Name: 70.115.247.118
Strategies for talking are not developed during the three week assignment. That assignment is for the parents only. They are told not to comment on how the child talks; they are to communicate with the child only and then complete the form and send it to me. The three week assignment gets the parents and child use to meeting and talking and this is the setting that "speech therapy" will take place. We are careful about how transfer activities are handled. We use problem solving when we get to that point in therapy. But yes, transfer does take place. Your question about fluency and teasing is a good one. Remember, I do not strive for fluency. I teach speech control which is quite a bit different from emphasizing fluent speech. Increased fluency may be the result but it may not as well. The answer to your question is a definite YES! Learning to cope with teasing in an effective manner will help the child or adult who stutters "come to terms" with many aspects of their lives, not just speech. Coping skills are critical for all people who have to live with conditions/disorders that cannot be "cured." Again, excellent questions and thank you.