the f word

sometimes i wonder if anyone is really listening.

i always talk about stuttering with clients and therapists as it gets to the point of the matter. people who stutter when they're (in or) past their teens have a pretty good chance that they will stutter for the rest of their lives. i.e. on some level there is no fix. it may reduce, but it is unlikely ever to go away completely.

myself and another DASer did a talk today to speechies on the subject of STUTTERING.

a couple of them asked questions afterwards about FLUENCY. even though throughout this we had repeatedly said the word STUTTERING and said how we thought that the F word was unrealistic and an unobtainable goal, resulting in negative self-perception in many cases post therapy.

if you can't achieve something 'cos your idea of it doesn't exist - but you believe it does - then you're always going to be disappointed.

and this happens all the time, people keep saying the f word in front of me. they are just not getting the point.

aaaargh.

sometimes i wonder if anyone is really listening.