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From: Randall
Date: 13 Oct 2012
Time: 16:56:20 -0500
Remote Name: 24.213.16.18
Hi all! I'm a male who stutters -26 years old. Just finished 2 deployments in the Marines. A friend alerted me to this cyber event. Really interesting and I'm learning a lot about stuttering and therapists who treat it. After reading this paper and the questions posed and answered, I don't think bullying is being addressed, although the authors do a good job of trying to suggest how they believe what I would call "hurtful teasing" should be handled. And it is good they do this. However, the bullying I know always involves physical violence and the attempt of long term intimidation of the kid being bullied. Bullies never bully in this kind of way when adults are around. No type of negotiation will work. The only choice is fight or flight. Flight has long term "wimpy" emotional and mental affects; standing up and fighting back has long term affects as well, even if you lose. Your braver and gain some respect. For yourself and from others. As far as fear goes, I use to be afraid because I stuttered. I learned in Afgan that a lot more fear comes when rocket propelled missiles and AK 47 bullets are being directed at you. For young males that are really being BULLIED about anything, I would say BE BRAVE! I also am unsure as how can a female speech therapist show a teenage boy how to stand up to threats of beatdowns from bullies because they stutter; food fo thought. What do the authors think? Thanks.