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From: Rachel
Date: 05 Oct 2009
Time: 20:48:43 -0500
Remote Name: 74.44.27.178
I have a nine year old son who has stuttered for 3 years. We had been to a private SLP in the earlier years but with not much results. We are currently with a school speech therapist who is not knowledgeable about stuttering. My question is are there SLPs who specialize in helping children to control their stuttering and become effective communicators? I am within a somewhat close distance to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. For a child,would it be better to go to a Hospital setting for therapy or a private SLP? Is there any way to evaluate the effectiveness of the therapy received? Or should I initially base my evaluation on achieving a healthy relationship between the therapist and child? Essentially my question is how do I go about establishing a plan of action for my son who stutters because up to this point I don't feel he is getting the help that he needs. Thank you.