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Re: Stuttering onset: Can something "trigger" stuttering?

From: Scott Palasik PhD,CCC-SLP
Date: 14 Oct 2011
Time: 15:48:19 -0500
Remote Name: 131.95.172.29

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HI Jen! Great question and you have some great responses which I will not waste time repeating here. I just wanted to share an experience I had with a client I was fortunate enough to talk with for a year. I was an SLP in a school system outside of Chicago and teachers of a ten year old student came to me at the start of the school year and asked if I could assess a student whom was stuttering. Upon request, I observed the student in class, outside of class, and then received consent to do an evaluation. His mother was very concerned and informed me (along with his past teachers) that he had not history of stuttering and that he started stuttering over the summer, when he returned home from his father's house in Florida (where he spent the summer). It turns out his new step-mother was abusing him that summer. Now, can I say the abuse caused the stuttering 100%? No, I cannot. However, I think we can safely assume that if this child had a predisposition to stuttering, the abuse may have triggered that stuttering to come to the surface. Again, I just wanted to share one experience of mine related to your questions. Keep asking questions! With compassion and kindness, Scott


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