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From: Paul Goldstein
Date: 06 Oct 2004
Time: 19:30:38 -0500
Remote Name: 62.97.250.9
I thank the writer for her kind comments. I do want to clarify that I do believe that there is a place for techniques and inventions in the treatment of stuttering. Techniques and inventions have been of great assistance to me over the years, and have enabled me to have many experiences of fluent or near-fluent conversation, which I have greatly enjoyed, and which have often resulted in positive consequences in my life. But - techniques and inventions are not the FULL answer to the problem, even if they do result in greater fluency. The way that we look at ourselves - how we think of ourselves in relation to the world around us, having a healthy perspective of the rich possibilities of life, and realizing that achievement of dreams need not depend on the degree of one's speech fluency - plays an essential role in dealing with one's stuttering problem successfully throughout life.