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From: Marybeth Allen
Date: 18 Oct 2010
Time: 20:34:39 -0500
Remote Name: 76.179.21.134
Hi Pam, Barbara is right, this happens very often in therapy. The way I approach it is to do my best to "make" my client stutter in therapy. I look to the "speech ladder" we typically make that lists my clients difficult situations in order of diffculty. Then, taking elements from the top rung, I just try to add stresses, etc. to a speaking task to elict stuttering. For instance ... bringing in the cell phone and making phone calls often does it!! Also I can "play" a rude, interruptive listener pretty well! Of course, I my client knows why I'm doing all those shenanigans! The best case scenario though, is to, when possible, get out of the therapy room on "field trips". We go to the library, fast food drve throughs, the mall etc. Marybeth