does anyone know any at home stuttering programs?

[motherdear]

I don't feel the public school speech therapy is adequate for my son. They have him in a group of three to four children for one half hour once a week. IMO, it's a waste of time! For the privacy of the other students, they will not allow me to observe the techniques they use either.

[Laura Corin]

Can they set you up with a programme to use at home? That's what the speech therapist did for us. Hobbes and I have exercises to work on every day, building his 'smooth speech' through the day.

Laura

[mamato3 all-boy boys]

I don't feel the public school speech therapy is adequate for my son. They have him in a group of three to four children for one half hour once a week. IMO, it's a waste of time! For the privacy of the other students, they will not allow me to observe the techniques they use either.

I'm a former Speech Pathologist; here's my advice:

1. Talk with the speech therapist at the school. Make an appointment.
2. Ask her what to do with your son at home. 1/2 hour a week isn't going to help much if he isn't being encouraged to use his smooth speech strategies at home or in other situations.
3. Here is a link to the Stuttering Foundation of America (http://www.stutteringhelp.org/) They have some good resources to give you strategies to help your son. They have inexpensive booklets ($2) which are really helpful.
4. In the end, if your therapist at the school isn't helpful, I'd seek out a private therapy evaluation. If you have a university near you with a speech-language pathology (or communication disorders) program, they might have a campus clinic and could do an evaluation (sometimes at a lower rate than in private practice), or look to an outpatient clinic. It's been 10 years and insurance has changed a lot, but if your pediatrician will give you a refer, insurance may pay for the evaluation, not the therapy. If this is the case, I'd try to find a SLP who would do the evaluation and give you a home program to work on with your son. A good therapist will do that for you.

PM me if you have any questions.

[Dobela]

If you have state insurance like Medicaid, thye will also pay for private therapy. You can also check with developmental preschools in your area. They often have therapists who can provide therapy after school hours and the program can do the billing for you.