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From: Cathy Olish
Date: 22 Oct 2009
Time: 22:42:29 -0500
Remote Name: 68.61.237.97
Samantha, I really started to hide my stuttering in junior high when I became embarassed to be pulled out of class for speech class. I did have the usual therapy of practicing saying words but nothing to deal with the emotional part of it all. I truly believe that in dealing with any PWS, that the emotional side is just as important as the therapy side - especially for coverts! My stuttering wasn't a big issue for me as a kid, I was just being a kid. I have recently learned that some of my distant relatives stuttered but really do not know much detail. It was never talked about in my house growing up and as I got older, decided to start hiding becuase I wanted to fit in with the other kids. So, the more time that went on, the harder it became to talk about it and the more I realized I was not like my peers so why mention it really at all. Looking back, I think that if I had someone who really asked about it or got me to talk about it, maybe I wouldn't have been as covert. But it's like a Catch 22, I was covert, so no one really knew so how could they talk to me! LOL Talking to people about things does help, I have a great group of friends - many who are in the NSA - who have been there for me like no other and talking about my speech with others who were just like me has helped and that was probably the best therapy I could have asked for.