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Speech Therapy and Community Support American Institute for Stuttering opens location in Santa Monica By Jeff Croff ccording to the National Institute of Health, approximately 3 million people in the United States stutter. For those facing this neurological disorder, treatment and coping mechanisms can be difficult to come by with roughly 150 speech therapists certified to treat it across the country. This year, California residents gained additional resources to address a malady that can isolate and limit opportunities for those suffering from it. On Sept. 30, the American Institute for Stuttering celebrated the grand opening of its offices in Santa Monica. This is the third location for the Institute and its first in the West. When asked why the Institute chose Santa Monica, Gregory Scott, speech-language pathologist and clinic director for the new location, cited the welcoming nature of the city which
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is incorporated into treatment. “I give props to Santa Monica for being a famously welcoming city and one of the most walkable places in Los Angeles,” Scott said. “It's a perfect, gentle place to bring our clients who are working on facing their fears.” Part of the Institute's program is to take clients out into the community and encourage them to talk with passersby, business staff and others they encounter throughout Santa Monica. In addition to engaging the community, the Institute offers clients counseling sessions on-site or online. Scott mentioned that these sessions are intended to provide clients with the tools to live with their stuttering-not to mask it. He also noted that often even as clients are finding success in dealing with the disorder, they return to speak with pathologists as a
means of maintaining and gauging their progress. The American Institute for Stuttering offers empowerment for its clients rather than recommending ways to hide the neurological disorder. “For the vast majority of people who stutter, it’s something they were born with,” Scott said. “It’s not a mistake. It’s just how they talk. It’s their natural, authentic voice and there’s nothing wrong with that.” Overcoming the stigma of stuttering and the accompanying reluctance for those suffering from the disorder to engage in social situations is at the heart of treatment at the Institute. Often as people encounter negative reactions to their stuttering out in the community, they withdraw from situations that would require them to talk, which can be detrimental to relationships and career advancement.
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