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From: Elizabeth Carson
Date: 10/21/03
Time: 11:55:49 AM
Remote Name: 198.184.142.106
HI. I am a graduate student in speech pathology at Central Michigan University. I am in a fluency class right now and we have discussed the issue of "to treat or not to treat" on numerous occassions. This article mentions that research has been done regarding success in treatment programs when there has been a delay between fluency onset and treatment as well as treatment implemented directly after onset. The research had varying results where some children had more success if treated right away while other had more success after waiting for a while to start treatment. Is there any research out there regarding the effects of fluency treatment on the self-image of the child? Let's say the child was one who would eventually get over stuttering natuarally. Is there any evidence that exposing the child to treatment could lead her/him to label him/herself as a person who stutters and lead to stuttering in the future? I know there is some controversey about this and I was wondering what others thought about this issue.