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From: Ken St. Louis
Date: 21 Oct 2005
Time: 15:06:23 -0500
Remote Name: 157.182.143.38
Dear MaeLeah, Each interview was different and very open-ended. Therefore, there was no consistent series of topics covered. In this way, asking someone to tell his or her story is different from a case history interview where the clinician *a priori* decides what areas must be covered. One suggested prompt we used when necessary did relate to any positives about stuttering. For those who were asked and then answered, I recall that the most common perceived positive aspect of stuttering was that it made the person more sensitive and empathetic. But one woman who had a case of neurogenic stuttering after brain surgery ansered the question, "Is there anything positive about your stuttering?" with a terse, "Hell no!" Thanks for the question. Ken