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In this blog, we’re taking a look at current approaches in stuttering therapy and how they differ from traditional treatment. If you need a reminder about the basics of stuttering itself - or how to distinguish between ‘typical’ disfluencies vs. when to seek support - you can check out our previous blog here. We’ve also written about a lesser known fluency disorder known as cluttering - you can check out that blog here. Okay, let’s get started with a quote that gets us into

No matter where your child is on their language journey, it is important to remember that their way of communicating is meaningful and worth celebrating. Gestalt language processing isn’t a problem to fix – rather, it’s a perfectly valid developmental path. With patience and curiosity, your child will continue moving forward at their own pace, one step at a time.

When it comes to the field of speech-language pathology, being neurodiversity-affirming means that we are in a constant state of listening to and learning from the voices of those in the Autistic and neurodivergent communities and using what we learn to re-evaluate our practices and biases.