by Dori | Sep 11, 2012 | Blog
As some of you know, I get a little crazy when I hear the word “manage” connected with children’s speech. Parents are continually told by support organizations that speech therapy cannot cure stuttering, but can help the child learn to “manage” their stutter. In the...
by Dori | Sep 10, 2012 | Blog
Happy Fall to everyone – my favorite time of year! After taking the summer off to focus on my health (doing better, thank you), I’m back to blogging. I so appreciate the feedback I’ve gotten from readers of my blog and my book. There are several additional...
by Dori | Jun 11, 2012 | Blog
I’ve been addressing some health issues and plan to be up and running again soon!! Well, maybe not “running,” but at least up and more energy… In the meantime, the book, Voice Unearthed: Hope, Help, and a Wake-Up Call for the Parents of...
by Dori | May 22, 2012 | Blog
As another school year winds down, I have been both encouraged by the number of school-based speech therapists who have resonated with the message in my book, “Voice Unearthed.” Over 50 speech therapists have contacted me directly, sharing their concerns, their fears,...
by Dori | Apr 6, 2012 | Blog
Recently I was forwarded a comment made by a professor of communication disorders on a professional listserve. She stated that students of speech therapy “MUST be taught that they are not going to make the person who stutters worse by anything they do.” I feel...
by Dori | Mar 22, 2012 | Blog
When Eli was four years old he was sitting on the floor in Sunday school with about fifteen other four-year-olds. There was a little boy sitting next to him – cute little guy, on the chubby side, dressed like a cowboy. Eli had spoken several times and the little boy...
