Research:Follow-up survey two years after the formal end of project

There exists no Swedish follow-up survey of the treatment results of Non-Avoidance (NA).

For the Comprehensive Stuttering Program (CSP), the following results are available from a follow-up survey two years after the three-week intensive treatment (Forne-Wästlund 2001):

Independent perceptual ratings shows that five of eight persons have acquired normal fluent speech and no stuttering. According to the questionnaire, the same persons experience an improvement in their ability to communicate and an increased self-confidence. This fact underlines that a successive automatized use of the Speech Targets being learnt in treatment provides a normalized pattern for fluent speech, characterized by increased control of the coordination between breathing, voicing and articulation. Our experience has demonstrated that it requires extra time to develop it completely. The three persons that still stutter inform that they have not been diligent enough in their use of speech techniques which explains why they have not managed to maintain and support their motor skills. They feel they still have stuttering problems and difficulties of communication and therefore they desire additional training. We are thus able to make a summarising conclusion that the Comprehensive Stuttering Program ( CSP) has significantly better results than Non- avoidance (NA)