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From: Lynne Shields
Date: 11 Oct 2005
Time: 09:41:31 -0500
Remote Name: 199.217.208.172
I would add one other question to the very comprehensive list provided by Brian. Is he or she obtaining fluency in most situations by using word substitutions or circumlocutions? We have a client here at our clinic who is quite fluent in almost all speaking situations. On closer questioning, however, it became clear that she is quite adept at substituting words. She chooses her words very carefully when speaking, and thus maintains nearly 100% fluency, but at a very high price in terms of lack of spontaneity and great fear that a stuttered word will slip out. Lynne