Comments on: Stuttering surveys: Susan quizzes people in the airport about stuttering

By: Stuttering doesn’t stop Susan from taking on a challenge « American Institute for Stuttering

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:05:40 +0000

[...] last time we heard from Susan, she was quizzing strangers in the airport about stuttering. Now, she just sent us some incredible news. Here’s the news in her [...]

By: Carl

Carl — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:38:30 +0000

Susan, have you used surveys with family or friends as a way to open up about the issue?

Lots of people are cautious about who they chose for the surveys. Although, when we take groups to local parks, we sometimes include an added challenge. We have them turn around and go to the first person they see. When we do this, people realize just how much they were screening people. Some look for “nice” people and others may simply avoid people that are similar to them, as that seems to cause discomfort. In the end, this activity teaches, among other things, that our assumptions about people are never completely correct.

By: Susan

Susan — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:25:04 +0000

i agree carl. also, it could be a way to talk about stuttering with someone you want to talk about it with when you’re not exactly sure how to broach the subject.

by the way, i was pretty cautious when choosing my victims…

thanks for the comments, everyone!

By: Carl

Carl — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:30:43 +0000

Hey Aman! You’re right. Stuttering surveys don’t need to be seen as an activity only done with an intensive therapy group, or only with other people who stutter. It may even be more of a powerful exercise if you can administer them on your own, in your own home environment.

Where do you administer stuttering surveys?

By: aman

aman — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:26:01 +0000

I think stuttering surveys in one’s home environment should be a suggested followup post-intensive (Hi, Carl! ). I try to do them occasionally, just to keep the skill fresh…

By: Carl

Carl — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:30:43 +0000

Hi John, thanks for the comment. If you don’t mind me asking, are you cautioning talking to strangers because of a safety risk in general, or because of something related to stuttering?

By: JOhn E Smith

JOhn E Smith — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:33:56 +0000

thanks for writing about this! but be careful talking to strangers, even if it is stuttering therapy.