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From: Pam Mertz
Date: 06 Oct 2010
Time: 17:27:15 -0500
Remote Name: 67.248.218.106
Today a first time listener to some of my podcast episodes emailed me with feedback. She is a member of a group I joined about a year ago, but she and I had not met in person until just recently. She does not stutter. She commented that I had a great voice, and could hear seriousness, warmth and humor. Then she wrote: "One question that occurred to me in listening is are stutterers ever tempted to learn sign language so they can sometimes talk unimpeded? And do people learn to cope and compensate as they get older- is that why the older women seemed to have less apparent stutters?" This was a prime opportunity for me to educate her, and I think I responded well, but am just curious how professionals might answer this one! ~Pam