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From: Steve Hood
Date: 10/22/03
Time: 3:58:32 PM
Remote Name: 134.29.3.133
Hi, Alan
I agree with Lynn--- you raised a very good issue for discussion. I agree with what Lynn said.
Pragmatic skills and interpersonal relationships are important, and some PWS who remain on the side lines do not develop the social chit-chat, banter-back-and-forth skills. I think we see this developing in middle childhood, and becoming a real issue frequenctly in the teen years. For some, it persists into the adult years. Some for some PWS is it not the stuttering, per se, that is the issue. They are uncomfortable in groups, with "authorigy figures" in situation where they are not sure whether to maintain a topic or change a topic or shut down a topic-- and not sure to do it, if they even want to.
When we see this as an issue, we attempt to deal with it.
I am glad you raised this issue.
Steve Hood