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From: Kevin Eldridge
Date: 19 Oct 2011
Time: 23:44:16 -0500
Remote Name: 24.12.164.27
Tiffany, I find your question interesting. My own personal experience as a PWS and as an SLP working with people who stutter is that the opposite is usually true. IF someones stuttering is affected by a cold or flu the stuttering usually increases, possibly due to being more tired, or having less resources to maintain the same rate of fluent speech that is usual for that person. So why would stuttering decrease. Hmm. Possibly because the person was talking less, or talking slower and with less tension since they are physically weak. Can you think of any other possibilities?