| So you have heard about the availability of | | | | would have to cope and struggle living with a |
| specialist speech therapy courses for stammering | | | | speech impediment for the rest of my life and |
| and stuttering but you would like to find out a little | | | | vowed to my family that I would one day |
| more about them. Is the course suitable for me? | | | | achieve fluency, that day arrived when I was |
| What does the course entail? How long are the | | | | aged twenty-two. |
| courses? Do the courses work? These are the | | | | Going back to the main theme of this article; is |
| questions that I will be providing answers for in | | | | the speech course suitable for me? Well only you |
| this article. | | | | can really answer this question but in reality the |
| It would be a good idea to start by describing a | | | | courses are suitable to the full range of stuttering |
| little bit about myself (you can find out even | | | | category (not sure if this is really the right word), |
| more at the bottom of the article where you will | | | | whether it be a slight, mild or even severe |
| also see links to a couple of my websites). I have | | | | stutter. |
| some personal experience of stuttering; I had this | | | | The course teaches people a set of techniques |
| form of speech impediment for fourteen years, | | | | which when applied enable the person to speak |
| between the ages of four and eighteen. I really | | | | free from the fear of stuttering and in a natural |
| detested having a stutter, it seemed to affect | | | | fluent manner. Time is also spent on the practice |
| virtually every aspect of my life and it also led to | | | | side of things with the speech coach offering |
| me becoming quite depressed at times. | | | | advice and guidance every step of the way. The |
| I tried all of the usual therapies mainly in the form | | | | duration of the course is as follows, there are |
| of speech and language therapy. All I can really | | | | three types: a two day, a three day and a five |
| say is "nice people, shame about the therapy". I | | | | day. The courses do work which is why they are |
| do not want to be negative therefore I must not | | | | so popular, hard work and practice is required |
| write anything further about my experiences of | | | | however the majority of people who have a |
| speech therapy, if you get my drift etc. | | | | stutter or stammer are more than willing to put in |
| I am some what of a determined character with | | | | the required effort. |
| a never say die attitude. I would not accept that I | | | | |