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From: Judy Bulter
Date: 10/6/01
Time: 1:52:14 PM
Remote Name: 134.29.30.167
Hello. Thanks for being here. Can someone talk to me about denial in stuttering? I think I am in denial about denial. :) I am sn SLP and I am a mother. In both those roles I have the authority, knowledge, and responsibility to reach out to children and encourage them to make the most of their lives. Any mother knows that there are times she insist that her child try out new experiences in order to grow up. Back to stuttering...people tell me I cannot help families/children/youth who do not want help, that I need to be aware of boundaries, that I must meet the client where he/she is, etc. So, I am with a mother this week who tells me her second grade son's stuttering is "just such a non-issue" these days. Have I done my job well with this family so that now she is accepting her son's stuttering? Or, is this a friendly way of telling me she is looking for another therapist?! :) Or, is she in denial about how the stuttering may be affecting her son now and in the future? And what about the parents who brings in their child who doesn't want to be there? I am tempted to design some kind of therapy that will engage children somehow...or should I just let them go until "they are ready?"