commentr/StutterApril 18, 2021

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"The thing is we've never talked about her speech as it hasn't bothered her." It may sound like you just have her best interest at heart but you also go on to say "She's been homeschooled and in a quarantine pod with her bestie who also doesn't notice or comment on it." If she has a best friend who doesn't comment on it, why the speech therapy? Obviously you have her best interest at heart but I feel as though you'll *unintentionally* make her feel very abnormal and diminish her self-esteem to give her the opposite effect as if she is the problem for stuttering, rather than the society around her ridiculing and not educating themselves on stutterers to become more aware how to be kind and compassionate. You could teach her to change her mindset, not her speech, to be very confident from an early stage to not let it bother her that other people's problems on her speech should NOT be her problem as I wish I had parental support that way, but most importantly, ask her if she's happy in general to build rapport, and if she says yes, don't push her into a professional to confuse her on what's going on.

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Parent & CaregiverIdentity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy

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Home SupportAcceptance & PrideSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries