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Re: Where do we go from here?

From: jerry johnson
Date: 10/19/01
Time: 9:29:08 AM
Remote Name: 152.163.194.214

Comments

Hi Kim: Symptomatic modification takes much effort and concentration. I think that often it detracts from spontaneity and it sounds like this kid is a free wheeler. Why not build on that concept with fluency enhancement and magnify his ability to talk OK. You put your finger on the problem of "remembering to" do SOMETHING. No fluent speaker has to do this, but we expect kids to do it. Tell him there is no "magic" in talking, "just letr' rip!" He has found a comfort zone for himself and that would be what I would enhance and to encourage those around him to "let him be himself." Is it ever too late to begin again with symptomatic modification? No. Will there be a time when he INITIATES a need for therapy? I would leave it up to the kid to decide. Why not maintain periodic contact with the kid outside of the therapy room. Be his buddy. Maybe take him fishing or some other activity that you are good at. Kids need adult role models and maybe you can be his friend rather than his therapist. Email contact also works. Why not try it out? Your concern shows me that you are a likely candidate for "friendly therapy."


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