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From: Pamela Mertz
Date: 12 Oct 2012
Time: 19:25:41 -0500
Remote Name: 67.248.49.228
Thanks for writing this. For many people just learning about stuttering,, and especially students, this paper from a SLP and person who stutters helps people realize that managing speech is not about trying more or harder. I have heard many people state they have felt like failures if they didn't improve their fluency or use their targets right, or please their therapist. Your article is very matter-of-fact and helps us see that we have not failed if we stutter more or differently. And feeling the fears and working through them should be timeless advice for everyone working on self actualization, not just those of us who stutter. Jeffer's book should be required reading for just about everyone, except those who are perfect! ~Pam