If you resist having therapy and think it is useless, it will be. This goes for any kind of therapy whether for a speech problem or a physical problem. Those who have a qualified speech therapist and who learn the techniques and practice them will obtain better speech. Those who have had joint replacement and go to physical therapy and follow the instructions while at home will have mobility again. Those who don't will continue on as they were or be immobilized and bed ridden. It is a choice!
Showing posts with label Self-therapy for stuttering. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Self-therapy for stuttering. Show all posts
Stuttering specialists
Click on the title of this post to read an article about the difference it made for a child to go to a stuttering specialist. This is why going to a speech therapist who is trained to work with people who stutter is better than going to just any speech therapist. Asking the right questions to find the right therapist for the age of the child is important, too. The Stuttering Foundation of America gives a parent all the tools needed to find the right match for their child. They help with tips for getting insurance coverage, referrals to qualified therapists, how the parent can help at home, what to expect from therapy, etc.
Helping a child who stutters
Dr. Ramig and Dr. Murphy give some helpful ways to help a child who stutters at http://www.mnsu.edu/comdis/isad11/papers/therapy11/murphy11.html
Children need to learn some coping techniques while they are young so they "change some of the learned avoidant reactions that often develop as a result of the unpleasantness of stuttering." I wonder if many of the adult stutterers would not stutter as badly if they had gotten professional help when they were young, if their parents and teachers had learned how to help them, and if they had not acquired some of the habits of avoidance and secondary behaviors that most people who stutter seem to get.
From posts that I have read online, I feel that many young people who go to a speech therapist don't get much out of it because they don't really want to be there. They don't want to have to leave their regular class in school to go to therapy. If you aren't really wanting to be in therapy at the time, how can you get anything out of it?
Being able to verbalize the fact that you stutter, being able to talk about it to your family, and being able to express your feelings about stuttering is one of the big first steps to improving your speech. Anyone who stutters or who has lived with someone who stutters will tell you that stuttering is worse if you are trying NOT to stutter. If a child knows that a parent is embarrassed by their stuttering, he/she will try not to stutter or will just stop talking. The Stuttering Foundation (www.stutteringhelp.org) has a brochure to help parents who have a child who stutters. They have books, online help, DVDs, and other material to help all ages. Dr. Ramig is coauthor of some of the materials.
Children need to learn some coping techniques while they are young so they "change some of the learned avoidant reactions that often develop as a result of the unpleasantness of stuttering." I wonder if many of the adult stutterers would not stutter as badly if they had gotten professional help when they were young, if their parents and teachers had learned how to help them, and if they had not acquired some of the habits of avoidance and secondary behaviors that most people who stutter seem to get.
From posts that I have read online, I feel that many young people who go to a speech therapist don't get much out of it because they don't really want to be there. They don't want to have to leave their regular class in school to go to therapy. If you aren't really wanting to be in therapy at the time, how can you get anything out of it?
Being able to verbalize the fact that you stutter, being able to talk about it to your family, and being able to express your feelings about stuttering is one of the big first steps to improving your speech. Anyone who stutters or who has lived with someone who stutters will tell you that stuttering is worse if you are trying NOT to stutter. If a child knows that a parent is embarrassed by their stuttering, he/she will try not to stutter or will just stop talking. The Stuttering Foundation (www.stutteringhelp.org) has a brochure to help parents who have a child who stutters. They have books, online help, DVDs, and other material to help all ages. Dr. Ramig is coauthor of some of the materials.
"Putting a stop to stuttering"
WCSC in Charleston SC has a segment on that they have labeled "Putting a Stop to Stuttering." See it here http://www.live5news.com/global/story.asp?s=9609394. From what I read, there is no cure for stuttering and this title is the last thing that they should have used. It gives young people the impression that stuttering should and can be stopped. It is great that some children outgrow stuttering as many do when going through a language-learning phase, but what about those many children who will continue to stutter into adulthood? They can learn how to manage it with various techniques taught by speech pathologists trained to work with stuttering or by learning what to do by reading "Self Therapy for the Stutterer" by Malcolm Fraser (published by The Stuttering Foundation www.stutteringhelp.org), but nothing will totally stop or "cure" the stuttering. They will have to practice and use the techniques constantly. Children should also be informed that stuttering is just part of a person and doesn't mean that they are "dumb" or any different than anyone else. If everyone were accepting of differences in people whether they stutter, lisp, wear glasses, have red hair, or any other number of things, the world would be a much better place.
Self Therapy book can be downloaded free
The Stuttering Foundation has added a PDF of the 10th edition of "Self Therapy for the Stutterer" by Malcolm Fraser here http://www.stutteringhelp.org/Portals/English/Book_0012_tenth_ed.pdf
This is a great resource for those who stutter that is shelved at many libraries in the U.S. Now, it is available to anyone anywhere in its entirety!
This is a great resource for those who stutter that is shelved at many libraries in the U.S. Now, it is available to anyone anywhere in its entirety!
Self Therapy book can be downloaded free
There are many web sites where you can purchase a "stuttering therapy" either through the mail or a download on the site. The book that helped my family, Self Therapy for the Stutterer, is available for free download here http://www.stutteringhelp.org/Default.aspx?tabid=630. Other books are on that page, plus Sometimes I Just Stutter is on this page http://www.stutteringhelp.org/Default.aspx?tabid=209.
One thing especially nice about the Foundation's books and videos are that they are available free at most public libraries or for a very low cost if you prefer your own copy. You don't have to pay a cent for the downloads. That's because the man who started it was a stutterer and really wanted to help others in the same situation.
One thing especially nice about the Foundation's books and videos are that they are available free at most public libraries or for a very low cost if you prefer your own copy. You don't have to pay a cent for the downloads. That's because the man who started it was a stutterer and really wanted to help others in the same situation.
Self therapy for stuttering
Many adults who stutter say that they have attended therapy sessions several times during their lifetime with no results. This doesn't mean that they can't be helped. It could be that they went to a school speech therapist who was not trained in helping those who stutter. It could be that they did not think they could be helped and therefore did not practice the techniques they were taught and really give it all they could. For whatever reason therapy didn't help in the past is no reason to not give it a try again. If a speech therapist who is trained in working with stuttering is not affordable or not close by, get the book "Self Therapy for the Stutterer" and work diligently through the steps on your own.
"There is a rich tradition of self-therapy for stuttering. That such therapy can be effective is shown by the success of many people using their own techniques to improve their fluency. In a very real sense, the PWS is never really helped in therapy without healing him/herself. Some self-therapy approaches, disciplined and enriched by study, research, and many years of clinical practice, have become successful in treating other stutterers. This is the case with Charles Van Riper's therapy and others.
Another useful approach is that taken in the book Self Therapy for the Stutterer, published by the Stuttering Foundation of America. This book provides contributions from therapists who give general and specific guidance for PWS who want usable near-term techniques to help increase their fluency or who are happy enough to live with managed stuttering." Darrell M. Dodge
Valerie Brun obtained both "Self Therapy for the Stutterer" and "Advice to Those Who Stutter" and made these comments: "What I liked about these two books is how down-to-earth they are. They make no secret of the fact that there are no short cuts, no easy remedies, it is down to very hard work mostly carried out by oneself. We need the guidance and directions as to how to do it but no-one can do the work for us. I worked very hard, especially at reading aloud, listening to myself on tape (urgh!) and reading again. I did not try to tackle everything at once; I worked on the easier goals first and then on to the more difficult ones, but at the same time trying to remember four basics. Not too fast, remember to pause, soft contacts, remember to breathe regularly. (Just think, most people just talk without thinking about how they do it!)."
Both books are published by The Stuttering Foundation of America and are good for the adult or teen to work through either on their own or with a therapist.
"There is a rich tradition of self-therapy for stuttering. That such therapy can be effective is shown by the success of many people using their own techniques to improve their fluency. In a very real sense, the PWS is never really helped in therapy without healing him/herself. Some self-therapy approaches, disciplined and enriched by study, research, and many years of clinical practice, have become successful in treating other stutterers. This is the case with Charles Van Riper's therapy and others.
Another useful approach is that taken in the book Self Therapy for the Stutterer, published by the Stuttering Foundation of America. This book provides contributions from therapists who give general and specific guidance for PWS who want usable near-term techniques to help increase their fluency or who are happy enough to live with managed stuttering." Darrell M. Dodge
Valerie Brun obtained both "Self Therapy for the Stutterer" and "Advice to Those Who Stutter" and made these comments: "What I liked about these two books is how down-to-earth they are. They make no secret of the fact that there are no short cuts, no easy remedies, it is down to very hard work mostly carried out by oneself. We need the guidance and directions as to how to do it but no-one can do the work for us. I worked very hard, especially at reading aloud, listening to myself on tape (urgh!) and reading again. I did not try to tackle everything at once; I worked on the easier goals first and then on to the more difficult ones, but at the same time trying to remember four basics. Not too fast, remember to pause, soft contacts, remember to breathe regularly. (Just think, most people just talk without thinking about how they do it!)."
Both books are published by The Stuttering Foundation of America and are good for the adult or teen to work through either on their own or with a therapist.
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