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From: Ken Logan
Date: 18 Oct 2010
Time: 15:40:36 -0500
Remote Name: 128.227.124.164
I have used it (with some success) with some teens and adults who stutter. In all cases, it has been used as a part of broader fluency management plan. There is a large research literature on the outcomes associated with cognitive behavioral therapy, and some of it includes studies with people who stutter. My experience has been that while the approach can be helpful in improving a person's performance during particular activities, it is by no means a "quick fix" for altering broader issues such as the sense of shame that some people feel as a result of their stuttering. Maybe one can rationalize his or her way out of the underlying beliefs that lead to shame over time, but, from what I've seen, the journey to self-acceptance (acceptance of one's disability) involves something more than rational thinking. So, as with other treatments that are used with stuttering, I think it's part of the solution, but not a stand-alone approach.