tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post5742406415404645252..comments2024-03-14T16:16:26.474+01:00Comments on The Stuttering Brain: We only look under the lamppostTom Weidighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02084153394215001999noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post-15695971680345501372008-05-06T14:36:00.000+02:002008-05-06T14:36:00.000+02:00I have a friend who is a speech therapist and sugg...I have a friend who is a speech therapist and suggested that I ask the SFA therapist to put me through the proposed therapy for my child.<BR/><BR/>After experiencing the therapy of slowing down my speech and the methods tried on me, I chose not to do it with my daughter. It created to much "speech" stress in me, and I did not feel comfortable at all with the disfluencies being pointed out in my speech. My daughter would have hated it. <BR/><BR/>Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post-74225558639010491922008-05-05T08:57:00.000+02:002008-05-05T08:57:00.000+02:00Hi Mike,sorry I don't check older posts often.>> A...Hi Mike,<BR/><BR/>sorry I don't check older posts often.<BR/><BR/>>> And in your therapy experiences and knowledge of stuttering, do you think there is any risk the therapy proposed by the SFA professional would/could increase the serverity of stuttering in the child?<BR/><BR/>No, in general I do not think so. Maybe a kid could become traumatised, but the therapy itself should not be harmful. Of all the studies, they did not show an increase in stuttering. My guess is that most benefits are short-lived, so if there are any downsides they are too.<BR/><BR/>TomTom Weidighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02084153394215001999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post-63477375667307567862008-05-05T00:24:00.000+02:002008-05-05T00:24:00.000+02:00Tom -I am wondering if you would be so kind as to ...Tom -<BR/><BR/>I am wondering if you would be so kind as to answer the second question of my post re: the recommended thearapy potentially could/would increase the severity of stuttering as a possibility?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post-77582461028257937232008-05-02T19:48:00.000+02:002008-05-02T19:48:00.000+02:00Tom -I do agree with you on your thought regarding...Tom -<BR/><BR/>I do agree with you on your thought regarding 70 - 80% recovery with out treatment.<BR/><BR/>Do you -- as a person who stutters -- differentiate between disfluency and stuttering? Are they the same?<BR/><BR/>And in your therapy experiences and knowledge of stuttering, do you think there is any risk the therapy proposed by the SFA professional would/could increase the serverity of stuttering in the child?<BR/><BR/>Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post-27363896271823644032008-05-01T20:31:00.000+02:002008-05-01T20:31:00.000+02:00First of all, between 70% and 80% of all children ...First of all, between 70% and 80% of all children recover naturally with or without treatment!!<BR/><BR/>So if they say that they cure 70% to 80%, it is a bit misleading. Yes, 70% of the kids they treat are fluent, but they would be any way without treatment.<BR/><BR/>In my view, there is no clear evidence that treatment makes kids who would not have recovered fluent. <BR/><BR/>Of course, as a parent, doing something is better than doing nothing. What do you have to loose? At worst, your child does a therapy that does not work, at best it works. So there is no real downside. And I cannot point you to one treatment that stands out beyond doubt. <BR/><BR/>Therefore I would just do it, but I am not convinced they found a cure. They certainly have not done any scientific trials to prove the efficacy of their treatment.<BR/><BR/>Try to get a therapist that has long experience and that you and your child like personally.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Sorry if I am vague, but I am just telling what I think is the reality...<BR/><BR/><BR/>Good Luck,<BR/>TomTom Weidighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02084153394215001999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post-53486584596136813102008-05-01T19:31:00.000+02:002008-05-01T19:31:00.000+02:00The speech therapist recommended to me by the Stut...The speech therapist recommended to me by the Stuttering Foundation of America recommends a Easy Relaxed Approach with Slow Movement Therapy for the treatment of Stuttering with stuttering children. In the workshops I've attended, the presenters they have speak of curing about 75% of children who stutter using this. Is this a cure therapy? Should I use it with my child?<BR/><BR/>Any suggestions, Tom?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post-77337079233660311832008-04-24T19:21:00.000+02:002008-04-24T19:21:00.000+02:00Hi,No, I have not looked at their articles in deta...Hi,<BR/><BR/>No, I have not looked at their articles in detail, just the summaries. I should definitely look closer at them.<BR/><BR/>Again, they exclusively focus on the kids starting a few weeks/months after onset and commit the fallacy!<BR/><BR/>I am not "blaming" anyone. I am just saying that we artificially restrict our observation for practical reasons, and we do not talk about our bias explicitly.<BR/><BR/>Best wishes,<BR/>TomTom Weidighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02084153394215001999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post-83960297891160827462008-04-24T18:38:00.000+02:002008-04-24T18:38:00.000+02:00Tom -Have you ever examined or reviewed the resear...Tom -<BR/><BR/>Have you ever examined or reviewed the research done by Dr. Ehud Yairi and Dr. Nicole Ambrose of the Stuttering Foundation of America regarding childhood stuttering? They are considered the foremost experts on the development of stuttering in children over here in the States.<BR/><BR/>Thanks -<BR/>ScottAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com