Gkj _ Speech Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 (edited) Hello everyone, Do any of you know stuttering SLPs? Or SLPs with tongue thrusts? I'm someone who stutters (mainly blocks and prolongations) about 5-10% of the time unless I'm nervous or over excited. I also have a tongue thrust that affects my /s/ sounds. Some people I've known for years comment that they haven't noticed it. The head of my local grad school told me it wouldn't be a problem as long as I am able to demonstrate correct technique in therapy. While this may be true, it would still be nice to hear about other disfluent students or practicing SLPs. Edited April 2, 2019 by Jenisha G. Rezzy S. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slpgradapplicant Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 I wouldn't consider it a problem, and I heard that it makes the SLPs much more personable. (They aren't perfect, after all!) Good luck!! Gkj _ Speech 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilyslp Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 YES! I messaged you! Gkj _ Speech and Rezzy S. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speechie264 Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Yes. SLP Stephen is an SLP who stutters! He provides so much great information on instagram. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gkj _ Speech Posted April 2, 2019 Author Share Posted April 2, 2019 42 minutes ago, speechie264 said: Yes. SLP Stephen is an SLP who stutters! He provides so much great information on instagram. I'll definitely check him out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speechie777 Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 I don’t stutter, but I do have a lateral lisp. I went to speech therapy for it went I was younger, but I still notice it from time to time. However, it hasn’t given me any trouble as an SLPA, because I’m able to correctly produce/teach it in sessions. We also have an SLP at our clinic who stutters, but she is great and has many clients with fluency disorders on her caseload! We did run into a problem with one parent who called her out on her stutter, but it was just an unfortunate circumstance with a not so nice parent. All in all I would think you’d be completely fine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pollitopinpin Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Theres an slp professor at Hofstra who stutters!!! Go onthe website you will find him. Hes such an inspiration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gkj _ Speech Posted April 2, 2019 Author Share Posted April 2, 2019 Thank you all for your responses! This makes me feel SO much better about starting school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toya Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Yes, I just attended a CEU with a fluency specialist and ~35 percent of her utterances was disfluent. We are not robots! I have disfluent moments or mispronounced words as well. When it happens I self-correct and tell my client ( I am an SLPA) or parent that we all make mistakes and the purpose of speech isn't to be"perfect". Parents love this and they tell me the words they cannot say, lol. It allows me to connect with parents more and limit the hierarchy. samiamslp, speechieontherun, slptobe! and 1 other 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bibliophile222 Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Two of the three fluency faculty in my program are people who stutter, and I've heard of a bunch of others. I agree with others that you can use this as a strength to help connect with your clients. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now