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From: Melisa McCampbell, Speech Therapy student, USA
Date: 21 Oct 2006
Time: 22:17:10 -0500
Remote Name: 168.150.253.55
Dear Mr. Adeyemi, Thank you for your eloquent article on the situation of speech therapy and stuttering issues in Nigeria. It is inspiring that you put on the stuttering seminar at Bowen University and began the process of education and awareness on this issue. I think your idea of working with the government to get the word out is a good one. I do not know much about Nigeria but here is another idea on getting the word out on stuttering to those that work with children. Given that there are no organized services for speech disorders or stuttering, I am wondering if you could work with other established professional groups who come in contact with kids and teachers in schools like maybe nurses or librarians. Perhaps you could prepare some key messages that you would want the public to know about on how to help children who stutter and then work with those established and respected professions to help distribute this information. If you did something like that, I am wondering what you would feel is a key message for teachers in your country to know on how to help children who stutter. Thank you for your article and the work you are doing on behalf of those who stutter.