Friday, July 31, 2009

We need your opinion

I got a request by Suzana Jelčić Jakšić. She prepares for her presentation at the International Fluency Association Congress in Brazil please let her know what you think are the three most important needs for people who stutter in your country. Email your answers to suzana.jelcic-jaksic at zg.htnet.hr.

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

3 Major Needs:

#1 Insurance coverage for stuttering treatment

#2 Anit-Discrimination Laws to protect stutterers from Unfair discrimination.

#3 Effective stuttering treatment for adults, teenagers, and children.

Bonus: A world that understands stuttering. Stutterers will be cured when the world is "cured"

Antonio said...

Consensus on the physical basis of stuttering.

Antonio said...

Campaigns in schools to reduce bullying children who stutter.

Antonio said...

Campaigns in schools to reduce bullying against children who stutter.

Antonio said...

Campaigns in schools to reduce bullying against children and adolescents who stutter.

Suzana said...

If the two people who'd commented would tell me which country they come from it would be very helpful. Thank you in advance! Suzana

Tom Weidig said...

From Luxembourg:

- a association per se.

- an active self-help group

- information campaign

Tom

Anonymous said...

I would guess USA and Europe and South America.

Don't know about African or Asian Countries.

In general, people worry about health, jobs, money, shelter and food (basic needs to survive), then worry about their stuttering or their children who stutter.

Take Tom for example, he has time to blog about stuttering....and access to computers.

Antonio said...

From Brazil:

- Consensus on the physical basis of stuttering.

- Campaigns in schools to reduce bullying against children and adolescents who stutter.

- Combat against charlatanism in stuttering treatment.

Cristiane said...

From Brazil:

- More preparation of professionals to make the differential diagnosis (myoclonus, Tourette, dysphonia, dystonia, etc.) in patients with primary complaints of stuttering.

- Increased collaboration and exchange of information between doctors and speech therapists.

- Access to neuroimaging tests that may provide a better diagnosis and greater understanding of the changes in the brain of people who stutter (MEG, fMRI, DTI resonance).