LETTER OF INTRODUCTION
I can advise you in this area, but no longer offer corrective services.
I pursued becoming a Recognized Fluency Specialist as the area of fluency disorders is one of my passions I am a nationally certified member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
To meet the needs of the public I am particularly targeting disorders of fluency i.e. stuttering. I believe in a multi-pronged approach including working on the “ABC’s”: A=Affective domain (emotions, attitudes both within the person who stutters and others around him/her) ; B=Behavioral domain (the speech itself); C=Cognitive domain (what you/we know about Fluency and Dysfluency). The person who stutters becomes the Expert. Much can be done to help a person speak more fluently as well as stutter more fluently, regardless of age. Therapy differs depending on whether a patient is preschool, grade school, high school or an adult.
Much literature defaults to using "he/him/his" because more males stutter.
Getting well educated about the occurrence and facts re: stuttering vs disfluency is the first step :) www.stutteringhomepage.com is an excellent place to check out ---it does not replace a specialist but it is full of fantastic info. There may be a lot for you to digest but just take one step at a time.
I have professional and client references available upon request.
Did you know that Bruce Willis, Tiger Woods, Jack Welch, Carly Simon, John Stossel, Bo Jackson, Charles Darwin, Eisenhower and many, many other VERY successful folks stutter(ed)? YOU can achieve anything YOU put your mind to :)