speech therapy

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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Lori Melnitsky

Jul 11, 20213 min read

How to talk to someone with Parkinson’s…..

How to Communicate with Your Loved One Who Has Parkinson’s If you are caring for a loved one with Parkinson’s disease, you are probably...

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Lori Melnitsky

Jun 18, 20211 min read

Speech and other suggestions Parkinsons Patients:

1. Help friends understand that you’re the same person, but might have new limitations now. Sharing information about the disease with...

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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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Helping the College Student Who Stutters become fluent…..

Lori Melnitsky

Apr 13, 20211 min read

Helping the College Student Who Stutters become fluent…..

Helping the College Student Who Stutter Become fluent….. Yes, there is hope and treatment. What can you do to help: Find someone who...

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Why should adults who Stutter take the MPI 2 Stuttering?

Lori Melnitsky

Feb 15, 20211 min read

Why should adults who Stutter take the MPI 2 Stuttering?

Adults who stutter are tired of stuttering. They want to get the job they want. They want to stop hiding stuttering. They want to not...

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How overcoming stuttering changed my life…

Lori Melnitsky

Feb 13, 20211 min read

How overcoming stuttering changed my life…

My quest for fluency was endless. It also involved learning how to converse, pause and speak. These are ways that fluency helped me. In...

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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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Suggested 504 Accomodations for Students who Stutter…

Lori Melnitsky

Aug 15, 20202 min read

Suggested 504 Accomodations for Students who Stutter…

Accommodations for Students who Stutter……. Stuttering occurs when there are disruptions in fluency or flow of speech. With slight...

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How important is counseling in stuttering therapy?

Lori Melnitsky

Jun 30, 20202 min read

How important is counseling in stuttering therapy?

Although stuttering is considered a neurogenic or developmental, there are several emotional factors that play into it. Sometimes,...

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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 10, 20201 min read

Helping Adults Stop Stuttering…

I stopped. I never ever stutter anymore. No more fear to speak. Then I woke up. It was a dream I have had many times. Not saying I am...

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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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Best ways to help students who stutter during uncertain times

Lori Melnitsky

Apr 21, 20201 min read

Best ways to help students who stutter during uncertain times

This has been no doubt been in a stressful time for all of us. It can increase stuttering. The isolation is not helpful for anyone and if...

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Should we accept stuttering or seek help?

Lori Melnitsky

Apr 8, 20201 min read

Should we accept stuttering or seek help?

Recently I was in a chat room of parents who stutter. I was shocked and dismayed at people giving advice without any evidence behind it....

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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 30, 20201 min read

Tips for teachers on stuttering…

Best tips for teachers on stutttering: Encourage but do not enable. Try to make it easier but do not allow stuttering to be an excuse....

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