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Fluency Training
Effective Treatment Programs for Stuttering, Customized for Children, Teens, and Adults
Princeton Speech-Language & Learning Center offers client-centered
individual and group therapy for improving speech fluency and fostering healthy
attitudes toward communication.
A comprehensive evaluation is the first step toward developing a customized
treatment plan. Objective measures, as well as input from the client, family members and/or
other professionals, are gathered to provide a complete picture of the client's
needs. Treatment programs are personalized to the
speaking needs of each client.
DID YOU KNOW...
 | Over three million Americans stutter. |
| Stuttering affects three to four times as many males as females. |
| People who stutter are as intelligent and well-adjusted as non-stutterers. |
| Despite decades of research, there are no clear-cut answers to questions
about the causes of stuttering, but research has discovered much about
factors that contribute to its development in the areas of genetics,
neurophysiology, child development, and family dynamics. As a result,
tremendous progress has been made in the prevention of stuttering in young
children. |
| Many people who stutter are self-conscious about their stuttering and often let
the disability determine the vocation they choose. |
| There are no instant miracle cures for stuttering. Therapy is not an
overnight process. However, a qualified clinician can help not only children but also teenagers, young
adults and even older adults make significant progress toward fluency. |
| Some 20 percent of all children go through a stage of development during
which they encounter disfluencies severe enough to concern their
parents. |
| Stuttering becomes an increasingly formidable problem in the teen years as
dating and social interaction begin. |
| James Earl Jones, John Stossel, Annie Glenn, Bill Walton, Mel Tillis,
Nicholas Brendon, Robert Merrill, Carly Simon, KenVenturi, Bob Love, John
Updike, Lewis Carroll, King George VI, Winston Churchill and Marilyn Monroe
are all famous people who stutter. |
Kathleen Scaler Scott, M.S., CCC-SLP, BRS-FD, conducts
Princeton Speech-Language & Learning Center's individual & group fluency
therapy programs. Ms. Scaler Scott has extensive experience working with children,
teens and adults who
stutter, and is a a Board Recognized Specialist in
Fluency Disorders.
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