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From: John Tetnowski
Date: 10/10/03
Time: 4:19:09 PM
Remote Name: 130.70.137.156
Dear parent,
I won't say that this is common, but I have certainly heard it before. My first reaction is to retell a story that happened to me a few years ago. A friend (from a basketball team) told me one day that his daughter stammers and gets stuck on words. I said, "you mean she stutters". He said, "No she doesn't stutter, she just gets stuck on some of her words". I demonstrated for him, and he said, "Yeah, that's what she does, and that's not stuttering". Well, education takes place in some strange places, and this education took place in a gymnasium. His daughter certainly was stuttering, but not in the m-m-m-mode that he thought. Could this be part of the issue with your daughter?
Now, for the most likely answer. She may not stutter with those that she feels comfortable with and she is familiar with. One thing about stuttering that most of us know is that it is "consistently inconsistent". It occurs in some settings and situations and not others (inconsistently, by the way!).
I recommend that you ask your speech pathologist to record a session with her when she is stuttering. Then sit down and review the tape together.
Good luck and thanks,
John Tetnowski