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From: Pam
Date: 13 Oct 2009
Time: 21:29:28 -0500
Remote Name: 67.248.58.128
Hmmm, Jacqui, you ask good questions. So you care about the deeper stuff involved with this. If someone was on the fence about seeking help with stuttering, I would want to explore with them what they want help with. Being open? Acceptance? Stuttering well? Moving towards fluency? I think I would not advise the person, but instead invite them to think about all these things. Most people take communication for granted. Its not even thought about. People just talk -they say what they want to say. People who stutter think about all of this, and don'tjust talk. So does this person considering therapy rally know what they want from the therapy experience? That is a starting point. . . . . . For me, I would have loved it if someone had gently broached the fact that they notice that I talked differently -did I want to talk about it? That's all - just to have someone to verbalize my thoughts and fears with might have made a huge difference. But, I was also covert and in denial, so it would have had to be someone I trusted and felt might understand me. I did not meet and interact with another person who also stuttered until 3 years ago. It would have made a difference if I had heard someone who sounded like me long ago. That would be helpful - to suggest introducing the person to another person who stutters. As a kid, if I had met an adult who stuttered, it would have gone a long way in me thinking I was "normal". Does that help?