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Re: slow speech as avoidance

From: Michael Retzinger
Date: 09 Oct 2009
Time: 09:46:05 -0500
Remote Name: 76.229.233.81

Comments

Good Question Ari...I am not one of the professional experts here, but I am a person who stutters. I understand Joe's answer to you, but I do disagree with him re: "Speech Modification tools like cancellations and voluntary stuttering will actively calm both your anxiety about speech and your speech rate over time." Perhaps that has been Joe's personal and professional experience, and I am glad for him if those were/are his goals. My personal experience with those type of stuttering modification goals being targeted in therapy for me dramatically increased my anxiety about speech AND stuttering! As well,over time -- as a result of these and other stuttering modification therapy target goals -- they seriously affected my speech rate as well...I chose silence rather than all that stuff. I have come across other PWS that have had similar experiences as me, but this may be just a "minority of PWS" response. Good luck in your search for effective therapy, Ari.


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