One Size Does Not Fit All: Special Topics in Stuttering Therapy

ABSTRACT

One of the greatest challenges facing clinicians working with school-age children who stutter is the fact that there are such vast differences between and among children who stutter. These differences are seen not only in the speech behaviors children may exhibit, but also in children's experiences with stuttering and in their reactions to those experiences. This article introduces the second of two issues of Seminars in Speech and Language that focuses on school-age children who stutter. The first volume addressed general issues in treatment, and this second volume is aimed at helping clinicians face the challenges posed by the differences in children who stutter. Specific topics include identifying resources designed to meet the needs of different children, tailoring treatment programs to children with specific needs (e.g., other cultural backgrounds, concomitant disorders), helping children face obstacles to achieving success outside the therapy room, and helping clinicians develop partnerships with family and teachers.

KEYWORD

Childhood stuttering - speech therapy - fluency disorders