Hi, I am currently undergoing the lidcombe therapy with my son who is 7. We have been using this therapy for approx. 18 months. He has reached maintenance a...
I wonder if anyone has some suggestions for this mom? It is always hard to comment about someone else's therapy. Not everything they are doing sounds like...
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Deanna Earley
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Mar 7, 2006 3:26 am
Hi Sharon, It seems you've been working with the program a long time. Are you providing feedback on a 5:1 basis, that is 5 positive comments to 1 correction,...
Deanna, thanks for your help. We usually do one structured session per day. This is because a) Thomas is at school all day and b) he has a younger brother...
Sharon, A very important part of the program is providing contingencies throughout the day or at least in the natural environment. If you are only home for a ...
Hi. Following this thread. If you are both getting bored, then you have to change something. If his speech isn't maintaining,then you have to change something....
Michael, thanks for your response. To clarify, when I am doing the unstructured praise this is where I respond with positive words about his talking and if...
Hi. My comments follow your questions. ... Yes, I like to recommend a 10:1 ratio of praise to correction though. Also, don't forget to only praise unabiguous...
If the Lidcombe program is not working for us after all this time (18 months) can you give me some advice as to what other therapy would be useful to my Son....
Hi Sharon. There are three traditional methods of stuttering treatment. One teaches the client to stutter differently so that there is less struggle, fear, and...
Hi , My son who is 5 has been on the Lidcome programme for 4 months. He started school in January and has stammered since he was 2 1/2. At the last speech...
Alison, hi, I have no advice for you but just wanted you to know you are not alone. I have a son who is 7 who has stammered since 2.5 and we have been doing...
Hi sharon, Thanks for your reply. I also think that perhaps we should continue with the Lidcombe Programme, my son seems to be doing well at the moment,...
Don't let bureaucracy dictate whether your son gets therapy or not. Ask them to show you research that says 5 to 6 weeks is enough to know if the therapy will...
Well thanks for that and of course you are quite right. Thankfully it seems that Lidcombe might be starting to help my son, that said its good to know that...
I went back and reviewed my notes regarding my son's progress with Lidcombe. He began Lidcombe at the age of 4.5. At the five/six week mark, Andre was still...
Where did you do your therapy? It sounds like you had a good therapist. Michael ... I went back and reviewed my notes regarding my son's progress with ...
... Hi. I'm short for time, so I'll refer you to The Stuttering Homepage (http://www.mnsu.edu/dept/comdis/kuster/stutter.html#index ) It's all there. The...
We had our therapy at Rochester Hearing and Speech Center in Rochester, New York. And yes, we did have a wonderful therapist!...
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Mark Onslow
M.Onslow@...
Mar 26, 2006 2:47 am
Dear Colleagues, I have been following this material with interest. I have two comments that may be helpful. First, large cohort studies of independent...
I am looking for a Lidcombe trained Therapist in or near to Ventura County, CA. Also wanting info on next Lidcombe Training Course Available on the West...
I received this message from someone wondering if anyone is doing Lidcombe in LA? Can anyone help? Alida Alida Engel, CCC-SLP, BRS-FD 801 Edgewood Avenue New...
Hi Alida - I have been trained by Mark Onslow to conduct the Lidcombe Program. I'll call the referral below. She is not too far away. Thanks for bring this up...
Mark, That is great. I never really registered where you live and work. So glad you can help. I will look at your site later today. Got to run out. My web...
Hi all - Anyone out there Lidcombe trained in the New Jersey area? See below: - Mark Mark Power, M.A. CCC ASHA Board Certified Fluency Specialist Power...
I finally have a bunch of kids doing Lidcombe. It is so much fun to watch the change. I do find it takes parents a while to learn how to play with the kids...
Hi, Its been over a decade since I first discovered that stuttering can be cured. Over the last ten years, I have worked; with myself and many others to get...
