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From: Lynne Shields
Date: 10/8/03
Time: 10:18:53 AM
Remote Name: 199.217.208.172
Jessie,
There are several things that you might do to begin to address your stuttering. First, it is a good thing to understand stuttering better. I'm glad you posted on this website. Reading some of the papers on this conference may help you begin to learn more about stuttering. You might also want to visit the Stuttering Homepage website, and look at some of the information posted there in the "Just for Teens" section.
In addition to learning more about stuttering, I think it is important for you to locate a speech-language pathologist (also known as speech therapist, speech clinician, or speech teacher) who knows how to treat stuttering. If you visit the website of The Stuttering Foundation of America, they have a resource list, where you can research the names of speech therapists who have experience with stuttering in the United States and abroad. You can also contact the National Stuttering Association for information, or FRIENDS: The Association of Young People Who Stutter. There may be a speech therapist at your school who knows alot about stuttering. Getting good help is important.
It would also be a really good thing for you to get to know other people who stutter, both teens and adults. There may be a local chapter of the National Stuttering Association or FRIENDS near where you live. Both of these organizations have phone numbers where you can call to talk to someone who knows about stuttering, and who can help you. There are people who stutter working in all kinds of jobs. It is important to see that you can stutter and be a successful and happy person, and do whatever it is that you want to do in life.
I wish you well, and I also commend you for deciding to do something to help yourself.
Regards,
Lynne