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From: David Shapiro
Date: 07 Oct 2010
Time: 11:19:47 -0500
Remote Name: 152.30.155.32
Hi Jolene, What a good question. Indeed stuttering often is influenced by environmental events. It would not be surprising if one’s stuttering is more pronounced in loud, stress-filled environments and less pronounced in calmer environments that are more conducive to conversational interaction. Many different intervention programs attend to adjusting the conversational environment in order to facilitate speech fluency. Perhaps you or your friend might observe to determine where the individual’s stuttering is more and less noticeable. That would be of interest to support the individual’s communication needs. You sound like a good, caring friend. Good luck, David