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From: Judy Kuster
Date: 10/22/00
Time: 10:47:30 AM
Remote Name: 134.29.30.79
Very interesting research you have done on your family history!
Questions about handedness and stuttering have been around for awhile. At one time there was even a theory that changing handedness would cause stuttering. But I don't know of any research that has been done on handedness in females who stutter. All I remember was my instructor at the University of Wisconsin, Dr. Lois Nelson telling our class that from her clinical experience, if we ever saw a preschool girl with signs of stuttering, if she was left-handed, we should not take a "wait and see" approach, but get her and her family involved in therapy right away. Lois Nelson is a person who stutters. She is also left-handed. She is now retired and was the teacher for many who are especially interested in stuttering therapy - Barry Guitar, Judith Eckhardt, Steve Hood, Peter Ramig, and others. Lois Nelson.
Judy Kuster