A Practitioner’s View of Treating Stuttering
David A.
Daly, Ed.D.
SLP’s Need
To Determine the Following
1.
How long has the
child been stuttering?
2.
How aware of his stuttering is
he/she?
3.
Are others in the environment
reacting to his stuttering?
4. What is
the child’s type or pattern
of stuttering? (Repetitions;
prolongations; stoppage of airflow
or sound; fears; frustration;
refusal to speak?)
5.
Has previous treatment been attempted?
6.
Are parents and/or teachers interested and able to help?
7.
Does child have other issues (e.g., difficulty with artic. or language
or motor or cognitive or
learning?)
Issues
About Treatment
1.
“Warm-up” speech
exercises help facilitate
fluency skills
2.
Specific, consistent monitored practice is
mandatory
3.
Client’s "Belief System” plays an important part in changing his
attitudes, and ultimately his speech
4. Positive Self-Talk leads
to lasting, durable improvement
5.
Failure is
frustrating, but it is a prerequisite for success (Fact: Successful people
fail more than unsuccessful people).
6.
The goal of therapy
is the achievement of smooth, spontaneous
fluency, not fractured fluency.
*lnformation
about Dr. Daly's
philosophy on
treatment
may be found on his
web page:
Please
address any questions or comments
to Dr. Daly
at
his email address: dadaly@umich.edu
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