Addressing the Reactions of the Child and the Environment

Children who stutter are likely to experience negative reactions to their speaking difficulties—both within themselves and within their environment. Part three of this course will address these negative reactions to help children cope effectively with stuttering and to create a supportive environment. Stuttering can be a challenging condition for school-age children. Still, there is much that speech-language pathologists can do to help children overcome the burden of their speaking difficulties. This is best achieved through a comprehensive approach to therapy, which involves more than just changes in speech fluency. Therapy addressing the child’s negative reactions as well as the reactions of those in the child’s environment can help to create a future in which the child is able to communicate freely and effectively, regardless of whether or how much he stutters. This is the true goal of stuttering therapy; this course is designed to help clinicians achieve this goal.