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From: Michael Nawrocki
Date: 09 Oct 2006
Time: 22:36:00 -0500
Remote Name: 71.220.2.161
Hi Alan- Thanks for your article. And I am sorry to everyone for my previous blank posting. In this case, technology is clearly my foe. I am a Speech Language Pathologist and I want you to know I enjoyed your article. Two of your main themes in this article really resonated with me. First, the way read your description of technology for the PWS is much like any other powerful tool we have in our society. It can be used for good or less-than-good. It is up to the user. The second thing you wrote that really hit home for me was that we should not judge the decisions others make and that each person's journey is individual, and the PWS should never berate themselves for decisions they have made in the past. I agree with that whole-heartedly. And this leads me (finally) into my question. As a Speech and Language Pathologist I always struggle with when to urge, nudge, prod, gently or strongly push a client. So my question is, how would you have felt, if during the peak years you were using the Edinburgh Master, you had someone in your ear, gently (or even strongly challenging you) to depend less on the device and more on yourself. It sounds as if some people did ask you these tough questions, but I often have to trust my gut when I am the one asking these questions, so any insight you have would be of interest to me (I do not expect you to speak for the entire worldwide population of people who stutter, mind you, I am interested your personal experience alone). Thanks for your time and a great article.