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From: Ann Packman
Date: 11 Oct 2004
Time: 00:38:28 -0500
Remote Name: 129.78.64.100
If you have been doing the Lidcombe Program with your child you will know that the program is conducted in two stages. Stage 1 is designed to eliminate stuttering or bring it down to a very low level, and Stage 2 is designed to maintain that very low level for a considerable time, up to a year or more. During Stage 1 parents learn what to do if stuttering should increase at all later on. A study by Lincoln and Onslow, published in the American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology in 1997, assessed 42 children 4 -7 years after treatment with the Lidcombe Program. They reported that stuttering in these children remained at a very low level in everyday speaking situations. Hope this helps.