#WarningThis publication does not reflect 21st Century understanding of how a qualified speech therapist who is accountable to a professional body would manage stammering.It is not considered possible to cure a stammer (stutter), in the accepted medical sense of the word (BSA, 2006). The word 'cure' never appears in the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists' Clinical Guidelines (RCSLT, 2005). With respect to stammering the College notes that, "Some clients retain a life-long vulnerability to fluency disruption...
January, 11 2011 • • 0 Faves
Excellent free on-line conference all this month plus access to materials from previous annual conferences. Raising awareness: http://www.stammering.org/isad.html#conf "Going green for ISAD People who stammer are encouraged to wear sea green clothes or a ribbon, on 22nd October to mark International Stammering Awareness Day. Sea green ribbonMichael Sugarman writes (Oct 2009): "People have asked, "What color do we use for stuttering awareness?" This year marks the debut of a stuttering awareness ribbon. The color...
October, 4 2010 • • 0 Faves
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