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From: Katie Dauer
Date: 10/7/03
Time: 9:34:46 PM
Remote Name: 216.192.184.6
I would consider myself experienced with treating stuttering disorders, but I would like a little advice. I am seeing a little girl who stutters an her dad also stutters. She was in a therapy program for 6 months before me and actually got worse.
I have been following her for approximately 4 months and we have been using a fluency enhancing approach where I am teaching her smooth and easy speech and I have also worked with her parents regarding positive interaction techniques, etc. SHe has made significant progress with me during a session and I even take her out of the room and we use smooth and easy speech in those areas. She also does quite well during special time at home with mom and dad. However, she is a very high strung little girl who is very controlling in personality. They have a busy household and mom is soon going to have a baby. I also coordinate services with a SLP at the school. She has become very fluent for weeks at a time, but has many relapses which seem to last too long. I have been considering beginning some stuttering modification by taking turns and making choices about using hard bumpy talking or easy smooth talking and then discussing how it feels in the mouth, etc. I believe it may alleviate a need for her and for her mom to always be fluent. What do you think? Am I way off base. It may also help her to think that she has a choice in the matter.
Thanks for your advice.
Katie Dauer