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From: Megan Caiazzo
Date: 03 Oct 2006
Time: 13:44:08 -0500
Remote Name: 134.29.31.173
Hello Mr. St. Louis, I am a first year Speech-Language Pathology graduate student at New York University and am currently taking a Fluency Disorders course. I found your article, especially the perspectives in the commentary section, extremely interesting and useful. I have a few further questions. Until I read your article I was under the assumption, as ASHA suggests, to use the person-first terminology within the professional setting. After reading the commentaries in your article, however, it is clear that an array of personal opinions/preferences exist when labeling. What is unclear to me is how the progression of labels/acronyms (“stutter,” “person who stutters,” and “persons living with stuttering”) within this discipline evolved. Additionally, with the birth of such labels, how can we as future SLP’s generally ensure that we are using the professional “politically-correct” form while being sensitive to the needs of the client? Thank you for your time and I look forward to reading your thoughts on this issue.