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Re: Post Therapy Maintenance

From: Jim Clarkson
Date: 10/19/01
Time: 11:29:01 PM
Remote Name: 210.49.20.37

Comments

To Woody Starkweather

Thank you very much for the reply. You have caught me very of guard, as I thought your reply would be somewhat different. And of course you are right.

I am actually the third person and I should have said I have some stutters and some blocks, but only struggle on the blocks. If I were to remain in the group all of us would have to find someway to get the person with the whole word repetitions back into therapy, otherwise I would leave. Of the other three, since therapy we have shown big improvements in our fluency and lives. And although not perfect. In reality because of our location, bureaucracy (funding) etc, we may now have to stand on our own two feet. The second person is what I term as a happy go lucky stutterer who even with very good therapy does not change much. The first person who has blocks and very few stutters if any, is happy but not exactly go lucky. For him practicing repetitions (stutters) I feel he may end up with more problems and could be better staying with something like pullouts. The third person who has some stutters and blocks, hardly even notices his few stutters but is relatively unhappy with his blocks as he only has some control of their occurrence.

The happy go lucky stutterer thinks that the person with some stutters and blocks, is hiding something. And believes that to become more like him the person with some stutterers and blocks should practice some more stuttering. As I think the difference between these two conditions is as alike as chalk and cheese, and although the happy go lucky stutterer may have good intentions. I think he should mind his own business.

These persons are partly fictious but observed from a group over many years that sometimes numbered at times up to eight. I have not been part of the group for sometime now but still have many good friends. I know I am making a stand here, but I really feel for the stutterer’s like myself, and do think they should have the very best help and advice available to them. You may note that I am not only referring to Australia but what appears to be a general trend.

I hope you don’t think I am too much of an old stuffed shirt as I am always open to improvements and advice. I would also like to add that I have gained an unbelievable benefit from taking part in this online conference and thank everyone involved.

Jim.


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