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Perspectives on Fluency and Fluency Disorders 18 60-63 August 2008.
doi:10.1044/ffd18.2.60 Copyright 2008 by American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
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Treating the Gifted Client

Dale F. Williams

Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL

Treating gifted individuals can be both rewarding and challenging. As clients, they often present a thorough understanding of the therapy plan and offer worthwhile perspectives. However, this population's tendency toward perfectionism can make it difficult to get them out of their comfort zones, a necessary part of stuttering therapy. Procedures such as modeling, setting attainable goals, and accelerating the instruction can help them experience success and transfer skills to environments outside the clinic room.






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