Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear. – Ambrose Redmoon
Here at AIS, the words Freeing Voices, Changing Lives are a constant. In doing the work we do, we are often astounded by the tremendous individuals that we are so blessed to serve. We are continually reminded by our clients that it takes courage to truly make a change in one’s life.
We are proud to announce the launch of The AIS Blog. Through this venture, we hope to provide you with client stories, current information about stuttering, video blogs, and more. Enjoy!
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Absolutely fabulous, Congratulations! Looks and sounds great.
Jon
Comment by Jon Montgomery — May 14, 2009 @ 1:03 pm
Brought back memories from when I interned two summers ago. I still look back at that experience and realize how much I learned. I am actually working with a three year old boy who stutters and I’ve been trying to implement some of the strategies I learned into my treatment goals.
Comment by michelle — May 14, 2009 @ 7:58 pm
I went to the intensive last summer and go to the support group now. They have taught me how to control my speech better and have a better outlook on life. Congrats on putting the blog together.
Comment by Josh Kryshka — May 15, 2009 @ 11:51 am
Hi, good post. I have been woondering about this issue,so thanks for posting. I’ll definitely be coming back to your site.
Comment by AndrewBoldman — June 4, 2009 @ 10:24 pm
Do you do any counseling or therapy on acceptance,and attitudes and feelings? It’s not all just fluency, is it? People need tools to be prepared for relapse.
Comment by Pam — June 13, 2009 @ 11:48 am
Yes, counseling is an aspect of our therapy approach. In addition to counseling, many of the activities involved in our intensive and individual (one on one) therapy models are intended to address attitudes and emotions.
So, our therapy is certainly not all about fluency. We work with people who stutter in a holistic manner, because stuttering affects a whole person, not just his/her speech.
At AIS, we actually talk about relapse as a great learning experience. Roisin also talks about relapse in her video blog posted this past week, I’d encourage you to check it out.
Comment by Carl — June 14, 2009 @ 3:55 pm