Stuttering Therapy
Treatment
Intensive therapy and a structured maintenance program is recommended for patients with stuttering , stammering or fluency problems. During the assessment, the speech-language therapist identifies the speech pattern of the patient and the factors related to the stuttering problem and will communicate the same to the patient and his / her family members. This will enable them to understand the nature and cause of their problem better and encourage them to identify areas that need intervention. With intensive therapy, the patients explore the ways to achieve fluency while eliminating any of the secondary behaviors (e.g. head movements, eye blinking etc). Depending on the needs of the individual, a maintenance program may be provided to ensure the generalization of skills acquired in the clinic to daily life.
