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Re: Voluntary Stutters

From: Lynne Shields
Date: 16 Oct 2011
Time: 10:58:41 -0500
Remote Name: 76.215.118.209

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Hi Sarah! Good question. Yes, many kids are sensitive to stuttering on purpose 'out in public'; in fact, they are often embarrassed to do voluntary stuttering in therapy, at first. I usually will set up a hierarchy of steps to help children become more comfortable with doing this. So, at first I (or the student clinician) will do the voluntary stuttering, and ask the child to rate how well it was done. Then, we might progress to having a stuttering contest--who can put the most stutters into their speech. That usually gets children going--it's always fun to be an adult at a game. As the child becomes more comfortable doing this, we have them create a hierarchy of people or situations in which they find it easy to stutter on purpose, a bit harder, and more difficult. We'll work up their hierarchy, going as fast or slow as the child needs to go. Hope this is helpful. Best to you as you continue working toward your degree! Lynne


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