Preschool Stuttering

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Stuttering

Lori Melnitsky

Nov 30, 20213 min read

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Stuttering

Frequently Asked Questions: (FAQ)- ten important facts to know about Stuttering: What is stuttering? Stuttering is a disruption in the...

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Confession: The whole stuttering truth…from my heart…

Lori Melnitsky

May 12, 20211 min read

Confession: The whole stuttering truth…from my heart…

Truth: The whole truth: a confession I used to make myself vomit. I hated school. I feared saying my name, being called on and generally...

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Twenty things I want you to know about my life, not all stuttering related…

Lori Melnitsky

Mar 2, 20212 min read

Twenty things I want you to know about my life, not all stuttering related…

These are 20 things to know about me, not all stuttering related… My family means the world to me. They are the first, second and last...

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Hello I stutter, Do you hear me? My name is Lori..The non traditional speech pathologist…

Lori Melnitsky

Dec 1, 20201 min read

Hello I stutter, Do you hear me? My name is Lori..The non traditional speech pathologist…

Stuttering? Who understands how I speak? How loud do I have to scream to be heard? I remember being 5 and told I should do a play for my...

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How to accurately conduct a stuttering assessment in children:

Lori Melnitsky

Oct 6, 20202 min read

How to accurately conduct a stuttering assessment in children:

Stuttering is complex and a challenge to assess. Many speech pathologists have not met anyone who stutters and barely learned about it...

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Stuttering is fight or flight… We need to change our inner voice….

Lori Melnitsky

Oct 6, 20201 min read

Stuttering is fight or flight… We need to change our inner voice….

Put on those boxing gloves. Time to push that word out at any cost and fight to the end. I hear the words in my head. Just let me push...

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Lori Melnitsky

Jun 24, 20202 min read

Is Stuttering a Disability?

Is Stuttering a Disability? Stuttering is legally identified as a speech disability in many countries around the world. But is it really?...

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Adult Stuttering -What is Prolonged Speech?

Lori Melnitsky

Jun 19, 20202 min read

Adult Stuttering -What is Prolonged Speech?

Adult Stuttering-What is Prolonged Speech? Most people want to stop stuttering. In fact we pray to stop stuttering. I am an adult who...

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Lori Melnitsky

Jun 12, 20204 min read

Lori Melnitsky-Journey with Stuttering

Lori Melnitsky by Beverly Fortune on September 2, 2009 Lori Melnitsky has been stuttering since she was four years old. It was a long...

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Lori Melnitsky

Jun 3, 20202 min read

What causes stuttering?

What Causes Stuttering? (This was adapted from the Stuttering Foundation of America) Stuttering Facts and Information What is...

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Help your child who stutters in a pandemic…

Lori Melnitsky

May 9, 20201 min read

Help your child who stutters in a pandemic…

——News alert… I am upset and I cannot hide this… Going to the ER for stuttering.??What???? I cannot stress this enough, especially now…....

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How can you help your child who stutters over telehealth…

Lori Melnitsky

May 4, 20201 min read

How can you help your child who stutters over telehealth…

During these stressful times stuttering can increase. Even in a pandemic stuttering can be helped. Despite homework and chaos, children...

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Masks-The impact on communication, speech and hearing…It will be huge..

Lori Melnitsky

Apr 23, 20202 min read

Masks-The impact on communication, speech and hearing…It will be huge..

The real and new truth is this.. We will all have to have more patient now. Of course wearing masks is essential for our health but it...

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Stuttering and fluency therapy in a Pandemic…Yes it is important…

Lori Melnitsky

Apr 13, 20201 min read

Stuttering and fluency therapy in a Pandemic…Yes it is important…

Yes.. stuttering can be helped even in a pandemic… During this crazy and scary time it is easy to freeze in time. I get it and it is...

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Best reasons to continue tele therapy at this time…

Lori Melnitsky

Apr 6, 20201 min read

Best reasons to continue tele therapy at this time…

The truth is this is a generation that learns via tele therapy. At the risk of sounding old, I did so much of my fluency therapy via...

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Lori Melnitsky

Jan 28, 20201 min read

Will my child stop stuttering?

This is my number one question I get asked and the answer is not easy. We have all heard of famous people who say they used to stutter. I...

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Top reasons high school students who stutter should consider intensive fluency therapy..

Lori Melnitsky

Dec 12, 20191 min read

Top reasons high school students who stutter should consider intensive fluency therapy..

It is no secret that I stuttered severely from the age of 4 and did not talk in class ever, not even in my masters program. I did not...

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Speech Pathologist and Stuttering Specialist nominated for Best of Long Island 2020…

Lori Melnitsky

Sep 24, 20191 min read

Speech Pathologist and Stuttering Specialist nominated for Best of Long Island 2020…

Wow… I never thought I would become a speech pathologist let alone be nominated. Follow your dreams…I am so excited and honored for this...

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Ten fun facts about stuttering or stammering….

Lori Melnitsky

Aug 26, 20191 min read

Ten fun facts about stuttering or stammering….

Ten fun facts about stuttering or stammering…. People who stutter are as smart as anyone else.. People who stutter are just people who...

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Is stuttering therapy needed for a two year old who stutters?…

Lori Melnitsky

Aug 25, 20191 min read

Is stuttering therapy needed for a two year old who stutters?…

Is stuttering therapy needed for a two year old who stutters? I often receive calls about this topic and have also been asked by...

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