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Also, do you stutter? I hope you don't mind my asking. I'm thinking about incorporating some of these responses into my reflection about the assignment....

Hi there! And thanks for your response! I don't know a lot about pseudostuttering as a therapy technique. Were you asked to fake a stutter in both of your languages? Also, how do you feel about speec...

Now I ask, where do we draw the line? Can and should professionals do this with other types of communication disorders? What about physical disorders? Or cognitive? Also, do you stutter? I hope you d...

It’s not only about the other person’s reaction, it’s also about the emotions and cognitions you experience prior to, during and after stuttering. It puts you in the shoes of a stutterer and to some e...

Yes, I wrote about it in my other comment (copy-pasted below). Like I said, I think it's a valid assignment, but the way in which OP's professor frames its purpose is an important distinction "I ha...

I think it's a great idea, but only if you really go for it. You can't half ass it and pull out when things start to feel uncomfortable. I would say after you do a few, change to goal to having it aw...

Stuttering on purpose is a very helpful technique in speech therapy. Have you ever tried it?...

To each their own. I just never met anyone who thought of that assignment as inappropriate. IMO it's the most important assignment an SLP student will do in their training. Between the confused look ...

Thanks for giving your insight--I couldn't find the words to describe why the assignment might be odd/inappropriate, but your reasoning was super concise. ...

Hi! I think some students (myself included) felt like it was "inappropriate" because of what /u/kapac said. Plus, we were only required to engage with one stranger and say at least one sentence, maybe...

I agree that it can give insight into the reactions of others which can be valuable, but I think the disturbing idea is that someone could think it tells you anything about the internal experience of ...

Thanks! That's really helpful. I'm questioning if this assignment is even worth if it we're having these single-sentence conversations in such relaxed environment. And some of the students I know just...

Yeah, I would have some serious qualms about that assignment as well if it were framed in the way you described. The idea that faking a stutter could give you the same experience as someone who has a ...

It gives you insight on how others react when you stutter. I think it's a great idea and important for any SLP to experience. It's odd, and frankly a little disturbing, that someone could misconstrue ...

I had to do this for my SLP course in fluency. The intended purpose as it was explained to us was that we ask our clients to practice intentional stuttering in therapy and it makes us more credible as...

Yea, when we don't practice is gives our mind too much time to think in advance of the moment, causing the anxiety and the stuttering. In life, the goal is to kind of stay in the moment and take each ...

For me free speech therapy in the public school system didn't work, but it has worked for others. I gained fluency through building up my self-esteem and confidence. Also by being put in situations th...

This speech therapy class that was at the college in my town would have the students pretend to stutter in public so they can feel somewhat like we do. I know they don't live with it everyday like us ...

You gotta push your comfort zone. It's the only way. Can you do the weeklong program at AIS in NYC or Atlanta? For me it broke down those initial walls. I don't think I could have done it alone....

Hello! The course is in the idea stage right now. I'm trying to figure out some things that people specifically want to know so that the course can be as helpful as can be! That's what brought me to ...