Fluency

Many People Who Stutter (PWS) go through speech therapy at some point in their lives. The goals may differ for each individual: from achieving fluency to managing stuttering, to improving communication skills and confidence, etc. Similarly, the outcome and experience of therapy can vary widely. Some PWS could find therapy to be helpful and empowering while others may have a more complex relationship with their therapy– finding it unhelpful at best and harmful at worst. At the end of the day, it is a personal choice. ...

This is probably one of the biggest points of discussion in the stuttering community. The traditional school of thought and associated therapy strategies have largely focused on achieving fluency. Speaking fluently (or always striving to) and fitting in with societal norms is the only goal for many Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) and People Who Stutter (PWS). I belong to the camp that rejects this notion and will give my reasons as to why: ...