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
Jul 11, 20213 min read
How to talk to someone with Parkinson’s…..
How to Communicate with Your Loved One Who Has Parkinson’s If you are caring for a loved one with Parkinson’s disease, you are probably...
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Lori Melnitsky
Jun 18, 20211 min read
Speech and other suggestions Parkinsons Patients:
1. Help friends understand that you’re the same person, but might have new limitations now. Sharing information about the disease with...
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Lori Melnitsky
May 12, 20211 min read
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
Apr 13, 20211 min read
Helping the College Student Who Stutters become fluent…..
Helping the College Student Who Stutter Become fluent….. Yes, there is hope and treatment. What can you do to help: Find someone who...
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Lori Melnitsky
Feb 15, 20211 min read
Why should adults who Stutter take the MPI 2 Stuttering?
Adults who stutter are tired of stuttering. They want to get the job they want. They want to stop hiding stuttering. They want to not...
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Lori Melnitsky
Feb 13, 20211 min read
How overcoming stuttering changed my life…
My quest for fluency was endless. It also involved learning how to converse, pause and speak. These are ways that fluency helped me. In...
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Lori Melnitsky
Dec 1, 20201 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20201 min read
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
Aug 15, 20202 min read
Suggested 504 Accomodations for Students who Stutter…
Accommodations for Students who Stutter……. Stuttering occurs when there are disruptions in fluency or flow of speech. With slight...
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Lori Melnitsky
Jun 30, 20202 min read
How important is counseling in stuttering therapy?
Although stuttering is considered a neurogenic or developmental, there are several emotional factors that play into it. Sometimes,...
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Lori Melnitsky
Jun 19, 20202 min read
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, 20204 min read
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 10, 20201 min read
Helping Adults Stop Stuttering…
I stopped. I never ever stutter anymore. No more fear to speak. Then I woke up. It was a dream I have had many times. Not saying I am...
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Lori Melnitsky
Apr 23, 20202 min read
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 21, 20201 min read
Best ways to help students who stutter during uncertain times
This has been no doubt been in a stressful time for all of us. It can increase stuttering. The isolation is not helpful for anyone and if...
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Lori Melnitsky
Apr 8, 20201 min read
Should we accept stuttering or seek help?
Recently I was in a chat room of parents who stutter. I was shocked and dismayed at people giving advice without any evidence behind it....
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Lori Melnitsky
Apr 6, 20201 min read
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 30, 20201 min read
Tips for teachers on stuttering…
Best tips for teachers on stutttering: Encourage but do not enable. Try to make it easier but do not allow stuttering to be an excuse....
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