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From: Vivian Sisskin
Date: 11 Oct 2011
Time: 11:49:32 -0500
Remote Name: 129.2.24.10
Ari, Getting on the first sound of a word is a good way to reduce silent blocks and helps to begin the desensitization process. That said, holding on to the first sound until the "fear dies down" often keep you in a locked position and can sometimes reduce the ability to move forward. I find that anything one does to "wait out the fear" will allow the next sound to release more easily. That is why some PWS wait or postpone initiation of the first sound creating inappropriate pauses in their speech pattern. Others do this by repeating the previous phrase a few times. These sometimes add to the struggle over time. Moving ahead to the vowel, and desensitizing to the fear of making "vowel noise", which often occurs when tension is high, might be helpful in the long term.