Many parents ask: To wait or not to wait when they notice their child start to stutter. It can difficult to make the correct decision without consulting a speech therapist. More often than not, stuttering can be developmental and would…
When one thinks of advertising, they usually think of something that they want others to learn and know about. It is usually something that they, themselves, enjoy and want others to try out, as well. How does that even remotely…
Many of my clients have asked me what the difference is between traditional therapy and the intensive program that I offer. For the most part, the answer is simple: If you would like to simply work on improving your fluency,…
As a person who stutters, I know, firsthand the power of having individual support and resources to help one find your voice. In therapy sessions, I try to empower anyone who stutters to have the confidence to follow their dreams…
All our lives, we force ourselves to hide our stuttering as much as we can for the fear of sounding different, “not normal” and “weird”. It can be scary to let people know that we stutter mostly due to the…
Pseudo-stuttering is what we, speech-language pathologists call “fake stuttering”. But why do that if we already stutter for real?? The reason is very simple….this is one of the most powerful ways to take control of your stuttering and to learn…
In various situations, support from others, as we know, is very important. It shouldn’t be any different when it comes to stuttering. Even though speech therapy is great when working on reducing one’s avoidances and gaining confidence, reducing isolation is…
As the new school year is starting, many parents are often confused about whether to go the private therapy route or just wait for their child to be evaluated by the school. Neither of the two options are wrong. Just…
As toddlers, we love to engage in role play, and pretend play since we mimic what we see in our daily lives, and want to try it out, for ourselves. Role-playing happens to be an amazing speech therapy activity that…
As we know, Stuttering usually manifests itself through disruptions in the flow and rhythm of speech. While there is no known cure for stuttering, these are some commonly used strategies, a.k.a “tools”which help us gain control of our speech a…