commentr/StutterDecember 10, 2013

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I've participated in a very condensed version of this "intensive therapy" at my University, if that counts. It was for a grad student's research project. We spent about 6-8 hours over the course of two weeks (not nearly as lengthy as the mentioned 80 hours) working on easy onset and prolonged speech as shown in the video. I have some good and bad feelings about it: **Pros:** For me, it was a new approach to fluency and it seemed to work pretty well. We monitored my improvement throughout the sessions and there was a notable difference in fluency rate. **Cons:** Mine was so condensed, I don't feel like it had any lasting effects. If I concentrate, I can perform easy onset and slow down my speech rate and I still get results, but ultimately I think that a much longer session is needed to *truly* re-learn speech and benefit from such techniques. Also, it was admittedly pretty boring. I know repetition is the only way to get better at it, but saying the same words over and over at impossibly slow rates for 40 minutes gets monotonous (literally). What else can I tell you about it? I've done other studies here as well. Some of which I guess I'm not supposed to reveal too much information about just yet, and others that I'd love to talk about. So, if you have any more questions about my experiences, I'd be more than happy to help in any way possible!

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Therapy & ProfessionalCoping & Advocacy

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Therapy ExperiencesFluency TechniquesPositive Therapy Techniques