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From: Courtney
Date: 11 Oct 2011
Time: 23:08:02 -0500
Remote Name: 74.111.207.12
I wanted to thank you for sharing such a captivating article. It was very enlightening and provided insight to a type of stuttering I was, until recently, unaware of. People who stutter covertly develop strategies that can effectively help them hide their stuttering. I was curious as to where or how these individuals learn these strategies? Is it more of a self-learned strategy that individuals develop over time to help cope with their stuttering? If so, is covert stuttering more common for a particular age group or gender? Also, in a way covert stuttering reminds me of fluency shaping therapy. Is covert stuttering essentially a technique individuals use to help them speak more fluently? If so, can people who stutter covertly become more fluent naturally by using these avoidance strategies?