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New Innovative MPI-2 Stuttering Treatment Program

NEW STUTTERING THERAPY OFFERED AT ALL ISLAND SPEECH AND STUTTERING THERAPY-BOTH IN PERSON AND VIA TELE-THERAPY:  MPI-2 The MPI-2  (Modified Phonation Interval) Stuttering Treatment Program is the latest researched based program for adults and teenagers who stutter.  Read this testimonial of a medical doctor who completed the program with our center: “I’ve stuttered since I was 4 years old. I went through all the experiences that people who stutter go through and that the rest of the world has no idea about.   Scared to meet new people because I won’t be able to say my name. Scared to order the dish in the restaurant that I wanted and instead ordered the one that was easier to say.  Scared to death of oral presentations in school. Despite my stuttering I got into medical school.  I would get top scores in all the written tests and get barely passing grades in anything […]


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Posted on May 3, 2018 9:38 pm by Leave your thoughts

Superman or Tigger? Who would you choose?

The truth is the evidence for childhood stuttering isn’t great.  As a result I can only tell you what I have seen and sometimes hands on experience helps you learn more than what research can tell you. I have seen so many great success stories and  I am not sure where to start. Let’s all the remember the goal of childhood stuttering to try and eliminate stuttering or reduce to a mild level so the child can communicate freely without fear or holding back. We must keep the child talking so the fear of stuttering doesn’t impact their ability to communicate now and in the future. I cannot lie that I did avoid talking at one point in my life but that was because of the judgements of the world around me and not because of speech therapy.  All my speech pathologists encouraged me to talk regardless of stuttering. I […]


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Posted on April 26, 2018 1:36 pm by Leave your thoughts

Stuttering in the Workplace…..

Many years ago when I was an accountant I had interviews while stuttering severely or what I perceived as severe difficulty communicating. I was a pro at substituting words and avoiding as not to stutter. I would not dare disclosing that I stuttered at that time. Interestingly I got many jobs despite the challenges of free expression. I believe these are a few of the reasons why… I established eye contact. I was confident in what I said. I even got a job as a computer assistant by just not the language. I am persuasive. If you are interested in coaching, speech therapy or a webinar to help you please email Lori@allislandspeech.com I can also coach you through difficult situations. Together we can succeed.


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Posted on May 30, 2017 1:28 pm by Leave your thoughts

School Age Stuttering

Summer is often the best time to begin therapy and make changes. Call Lori today 516-776-0184 Friday, January 8, 2010- reposted May 11, 2017 The label stutterer vs a person who stutters Today I received a call from a parent of a child who stutters.  This week happened to be an unusually difficult speech week for me as I had trouble sleeping at night.  As a result I had to focus even more on my fluency tools but also realized the world was not going to end if I stuttered.  As I spoke to this mother, she asked if I used to be a stutterer. I answered that I still was.  Usually I don’t care if people use the word stutterer or person who stutters, but this time I did.  I felt like it was asked with judgement and the fact that I was a successful speech pathologist was being ignored.  I don’t have […]


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Posted on May 11, 2017 7:43 pm by Leave your thoughts

Can we still educate SLPs about stuttering? Worried?

Recently I contacted a few well known CEU companies about offering Stuttering/Fluency CEU courses. I have spoken at LISHA, taught at LIU and have been on radio and TV shows about stuttering.  I also have spoken at the National Stuttering Association.  I have been told by many that the demand for stuttering continuing ed courses is limited and many are hesitant to offer it for fear of limited enrollment. When I spoke at LISHA we had over 90 participants. When I have done informal talks with minimal advertising I have gotten over 25 parents. How can this be that the atmosphere is that people will not be interested? Have no fear… My alma mater, Hofstra University, is willing to sponsor a CEU event but I worry about the future.   Who will learn about these wonderful fluency programs that many not be available in schools but are here to help? […]


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Posted on January 3, 2017 9:30 pm by Leave your thoughts