by Dori | Jan 12, 2018 | Blog
Matthew O’Malley’s “The O’Malley Stuttering Self-Treatment Guide” is not meant for children, but I do believe it holds a perspective that can be helpful to parents. Below is a chart he shares that reveals a lot about the reality of speech therapy: (Zebrowski, 2008)...
by Dori | Dec 10, 2017 | Blog
This is the third in a series of six blog posts in response to the series of StutterTalk podcasts focusing on whether SLPs should treat people who stutter. Episode 631 features Jim McClure, a person who stutters and a former consumer member of the American Board of...
by Dori | Nov 9, 2017 | Blog
This is my second blog posting in response to Stuttertalk Podcast #2 (episode 630) in a series of six podcasts asking the question “Should SLPs treat stuttering?”. Host Peter Reitzes interviews Rodney Gabel, a professor at the University of Toledo, speech-language...
by Dori | Oct 23, 2017 | Blog
I was finally able to make time to listen to the first of four (so far) StutterTalk podcasts where Peter Reitzes questions whether SLPS should even treat stuttering. The first episode, #629...
by Dori | Oct 1, 2017 | Blog
Is Stuttering Even Speech Related? Written by Matthew O’Malley Quote from the article: “Experiencing a speech block or a stutter is something the person who stutters feels detached from. It feels as though an element outside of their control is causing their speech...