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From: Audrey Just
Date: 15 Oct 2012
Time: 12:07:05 -0500
Remote Name: 138.87.149.80
I really enjoyed reading your article on bullying. It is something that is so prevalent in the school systems especially, yet a lot of the times I feel it is not addressed appropriately. I loved that you wrote it to the child/teen who stutters so they feel empowered and are provided with strategies they can use. So often we have resources for teachers, family members, or SLPs but I think it is just as if not more important to provide information, strategies, and support for those who stutter. That being said, I have a couple of questions to ask. I hope that is ok! First, do you recommend talking to the individual about bullying or how they may be bullied because of their speech even if they are not being bullied at the time. Is it something you recommend bringing up no matter what; if for nothing else just awareness that it could happen and what to do if it does. Do you often share your personal experiences with stuttering and how you coped and strategies you used with your clients to help get the ball rolling? Lastly, I know that is some of my graduate classes we have talked about having the student give a short presentation about stuttering to their classmates to help inform and possibly prevent bullying. You mentioned having the individual pull a list of things together that they may want others to know, have you ever had a client present to their classmates or another group of individuals about their stutter? Did it help ease the tension or did the individual feel like the bullying subsided at all afterward? Thank you so much!