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From: Carla Bernier
Date: 18 Oct 2004
Time: 19:34:34 -0500
Remote Name: 70.17.147.143
John, I read your article with great interest, and all of the comments thus far and your replies! You are a patient man, as you have answered the same questions many times! That is how you have succeeded. Success can be measured in many ways, and not just by one’s speech. I am a Speech Pathologist, and I specialize in stuttering. I find it more difficult to work with adults, mainly because of the kinds of feelings you describe. I love to work with young children and their parents, because that is the time we can have the most effect. It is a tragedy that your parents did not know what to do, but they did the best that they could at the time. There is no reason parents today should not know what to do. However, commitment levels differ, and children are left with what their parents have energy for, unfortunately. Not talking about it, not talking about anything, oooh, it must be really bad!! That is the message that young children get with the veil of silence. And to comment on trying to get PWS to talk more fluently, I think that if an adult goes to therapy (or an adolescent), they should be a part of developing their own goals. For example, stutter more easily! It’s a matter of preference and reality as well. Enough said. I do appreciate the perspective of the person who stutters. It is very difficult to want to help someone, but not know how, or what to say. Your experience is with me, and will guide me and future PWS. Thank you for sharing.