Twist and Shout

Well, at least a shout out to the TWST group that meets in North Virginia.

I took my speech students on my very first fieldtrip this week and we attended the local NSA Teens Who STutter support group. It was invaluable! My boys enjoyed meeting other teenagers who stutter, but the most exciting part for me was listening to the parents share their emotions and insights about raising children who stutter. I remember hearing/reading about how stuttering impacts families, but I had never seen it firsthand.

I’m hooked. I think I may turn into Edward Norton’s character from Fight Club and become a support group junkie, well a stuttering support group junkie. I was invited to attend the adult NSA support group on Saturday and I can barely contain my excitement. It’s true: I’m a speech geek!

I’m rereading Barry Guitar’s book Stuttering with renewed enthusiasm and vigor. My goal is 7-8 pages each week day, which means I should finish in about 10 weeks. When you see me in person, feel free to quiz me on Treatment Considerations(Chapter 6) and Assessment and Diagnosis (Chapter 7). (yes, I started with chapter 6 because it’s more interesting)