Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Stuttering
Frequently Asked Questions: (FAQ)- ten important facts to know about Stuttering: What is stuttering? Stuttering is a disruption in the...
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Lori Melnitsky
- May 12, 2021
- 1 min
Confession: The whole stuttering truth…from my heart…
Truth: The whole truth: a confession I used to make myself vomit. I hated school. I feared saying my name, being called on and generally...
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Lori Melnitsky
- Mar 2, 2021
- 2 min
Twenty things I want you to know about my life, not all stuttering related…
These are 20 things to know about me, not all stuttering related… My family means the world to me. They are the first, second and last...
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Lori Melnitsky
- Dec 1, 2020
- 1 min
Hello I stutter, Do you hear me? My name is Lori..The non traditional speech pathologist…
Stuttering? Who understands how I speak? How loud do I have to scream to be heard? I remember being 5 and told I should do a play for my...
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Lori Melnitsky
- Oct 6, 2020
- 2 min
How to accurately conduct a stuttering assessment in children:
Stuttering is complex and a challenge to assess. Many speech pathologists have not met anyone who stutters and barely learned about it...
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Lori Melnitsky
- Oct 6, 2020
- 1 min
Stuttering is fight or flight… We need to change our inner voice….
Put on those boxing gloves. Time to push that word out at any cost and fight to the end. I hear the words in my head. Just let me push...
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Lori Melnitsky
- Jun 24, 2020
- 2 min
Is Stuttering a Disability?
Is Stuttering a Disability? Stuttering is legally identified as a speech disability in many countries around the world. But is it really?...
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Lori Melnitsky
- Jun 19, 2020
- 2 min
Adult Stuttering -What is Prolonged Speech?
Adult Stuttering-What is Prolonged Speech? Most people want to stop stuttering. In fact we pray to stop stuttering. I am an adult who...
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Lori Melnitsky
- Jun 12, 2020
- 4 min
Lori Melnitsky-Journey with Stuttering
Lori Melnitsky by Beverly Fortune on September 2, 2009 Lori Melnitsky has been stuttering since she was four years old. It was a long...
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Lori Melnitsky
- Jun 3, 2020
- 2 min
What causes stuttering?
What Causes Stuttering? (This was adapted from the Stuttering Foundation of America) Stuttering Facts and Information What is...
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Lori Melnitsky
- May 9, 2020
- 1 min
Help your child who stutters in a pandemic…
——News alert… I am upset and I cannot hide this… Going to the ER for stuttering.??What???? I cannot stress this enough, especially now…....
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Lori Melnitsky
- May 4, 2020
- 1 min
How can you help your child who stutters over telehealth…
During these stressful times stuttering can increase. Even in a pandemic stuttering can be helped. Despite homework and chaos, children...
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Lori Melnitsky
- Apr 23, 2020
- 2 min
Masks-The impact on communication, speech and hearing…It will be huge..
The real and new truth is this.. We will all have to have more patient now. Of course wearing masks is essential for our health but it...
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Lori Melnitsky
- Apr 13, 2020
- 1 min
Stuttering and fluency therapy in a Pandemic…Yes it is important…
Yes.. stuttering can be helped even in a pandemic… During this crazy and scary time it is easy to freeze in time. I get it and it is...
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Lori Melnitsky
- Apr 6, 2020
- 1 min
Best reasons to continue tele therapy at this time…
The truth is this is a generation that learns via tele therapy. At the risk of sounding old, I did so much of my fluency therapy via...
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Lori Melnitsky
- Jan 28, 2020
- 1 min
Will my child stop stuttering?
This is my number one question I get asked and the answer is not easy. We have all heard of famous people who say they used to stutter. I...
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Lori Melnitsky
- Dec 12, 2019
- 1 min
Top reasons high school students who stutter should consider intensive fluency therapy..
It is no secret that I stuttered severely from the age of 4 and did not talk in class ever, not even in my masters program. I did not...
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Lori Melnitsky
- Sep 24, 2019
- 1 min
Speech Pathologist and Stuttering Specialist nominated for Best of Long Island 2020…
Wow… I never thought I would become a speech pathologist let alone be nominated. Follow your dreams…I am so excited and honored for this...
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Lori Melnitsky
- Aug 26, 2019
- 1 min
Ten fun facts about stuttering or stammering….
Ten fun facts about stuttering or stammering…. People who stutter are as smart as anyone else.. People who stutter are just people who...
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Lori Melnitsky
- Aug 25, 2019
- 1 min
Is stuttering therapy needed for a two year old who stutters?…
Is stuttering therapy needed for a two year old who stutters? I often receive calls about this topic and have also been asked by...
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