This is a new article I wrote and thought you would find it interesting.
http://www.parentguidenews.com/Catalog/SpecialNeeds/SpeechStruggles
Please don’t wait if your child is stuttering. Until age 6 to 7, we can try and eliminate stuttering in young children. There is no reason to wait it out. Hope you enjoy the article and please feel free to share with friends, health professionals, and educators. It is stuttering awareness week, May 12 to May 18th. Awareness is key to early intervention!!
I see children under so much pressure these days with constant activities to run to and school state tests. When is there time to praise our children? The schools are so quick to criticize the child who doesn’t get a 4 on the ELAs or the ones who struggle in school. What happens to the child who is dyslexic, dyspraxic, has learning issues or who stutters? What happens to the child who is hiding in the back of the room because they are afraid to read in front of the class because they can’t correctly pronounce words? What happens to the child who stutters who knows all the answers but can’t get the words out?
Where is the teacher or special person who will walk up to these children and say it will be ok? Who will tell them they will get the proper help and support? I ask all of you, with all the pressure children are under these days, do we praise and hug them enough? Please let me know your thoughts.
Hi everyone-
Recently a parent of a child who stutters (the parent stuttered as a child too) asked me why his pediatrician told him to wait from ages 3 to 5 to get his son help with stuttering. I am not sure why professionals tell anyone to wait. It is true that we don’t know exactly who will outgrow stuttering on their own before age 6 but why wait? We can try to eliminate stuttering at an early age, so let’s give the kids a fighting chance!! Certainly if a child is stuttering for more than 3 months, we don’t want them to struggle.
Only a person who stutters knows the pain stutteirng can cause so let’s get the children therapy early!!!
PROLONGING SYLLABLES COMBINED WITH DIAPHRAGMATIC BREATHING HELPS TO FEEL VOCAL FOLD VIBRATION AND HELPS TO SLOW SPEECH. INTENSIVE THERAPY HELPS FLUENCY. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR MORE INFO. THIS IS GREAT FOR TEENS TO WORK WITH OTHER TEENS WHO STUTTER AND IMPROVE FLUENCY IN A NON-STRESSFUL ENVIRONMENT.
I remember sitting in speech therapy at the age of 5 wondering why I was there. I remember the speech therapist asking me to put on a play for my parents. I am still not sure why, but I knew even at that young age I was not going to stutter. It was embarrassing and humiliating to me. This was difficult on my parents. How could I stutter so severely that I couldn’t say my name one minute and walk into the speech room and not stutter once the next? I can tell you that I was very aware of my stuttering early on and knew how to avoid words that I stuttered on. I said “I don’t know” often and many times I nodded. I was viewed at as being shy and a difficult child. This was not the best for my self esteem. My message is get help early by someone experienced in stuttering. I also recommend the Lidcombe Program for Early Childhood Stuttering as I have had huge success in eliminating stuttering in children under age 7. Thanks for reading!
Happy Holidays to all!! It is often asked how we define sucess with stuttering therapy? Is it based upon how fluent one is? Is it defined as how courageously we stutter? OR Is Success different to different people?
This is how success is defined by many of my clients:
1 A 16 yr old who says he presented in front of a class with less stuttering and also really enjoyed the whole experience.
2. A 12 year old who was able to order his own meal in a restaurant.
3. A parent of a 4 year old who said her daughter asks when she can do smooth speech with her mother because it is so easy for her to speak now.
4. A speech pathologist who stutters who is presenting at the Long Island Speech and Hearing Association for the first time in front of speech pathologists for 3 hours.
5. A 15 year old who told his classmate he stutters and to stop teasing him (and the bully actually stopped and apologized).
.6. A 7 year old b oy who told his friends what stuttering is.
7. An adult who can now talk to his patients without blocking and avoiding eye contact.
8. A 22 year old who changed his major in college to one that requires speaking because he now knows he can communicate effectively.
I thought you might enjoy this. Some define sucess by improved fluency or in the case of a preschooler eliminating stuttering. Otherwise found the decreased fear and shame associated with stuttering equally fulfilling. Most like the idea of stuttering less. In summary, stuttering is not easy and I admire each and every person I work with for their courage and determination. I also admire the parents who love their children unconditionally and work so hard to help them. Happy Holiday season to all and happy and healthy New Year! May it be a peaceful and healthy 2012 for all!!!
CAN IT BE DONE? OF COURSE.
MANY STUDENTS, TEENS AND ADULTS REPORT SUCCESS WITH ONLINE STUTTERING THERAPY, ARTICULATION ISSUES, AND FLUENCY THERAPY.
ONLINE STUTTERING THERAPY DONE THROUGH ICHAT OR SKYPE.
I WOULD RECOMMEND ONLINE STUTTERING THERAPY HIGHLY IF YOU CANT COME TO MY OFFICE.
CALL ME ABOUT ONLINE STUTTERING THERAPY. WE COULD SET UP A CONSULT OR EVALUATION ONLINE.
516-776-0184/
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