[ Contents | Search | Post | Reply | Next | Previous | Up ]
From: Alaina Bellanger
Date: 21 Oct 2011
Time: 23:41:51 -0500
Remote Name: 208.97.33.131
Hello Mr. Schuff! My name is Alaina and I’m a graduate student in the Communicative Disorders Program at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Let me just start by saying how deeply touched I am by your article. For someone to have the strength, courage, and determination to succeed, as you do, is absolutely inspiring to me. I’m currently taking a fluency class and have learned a great deal about stuttering; however, hearing stories like yours and other stories my professor has shared with us always allows me to look at stuttering from a perspective other than the clinical and theoretical aspect of it all. I loved the way you described the coach-athlete model of stuttering therapy. Hopefully one day I will be a “coach” and make a difference in people’s lives, which is a very exciting thought for me. However, at the same time, I feel rather intimidated because of the responsibly that will be placed on me. When you were working with an SLP, what were the expectations you had for him/her in order to help you accomplish the goals you wanted to achieve? Thank you for your time. Hope to hear from you soon! Alaina ajb0160@louisiana.edu