Couples with one partner who stutters completed questionnaires about the fluent partners'
awareness of their spouses' stuttering; their general knowledge about stuttering;
how fluent spouses had helped their partners; and the nature and benefits of spousal
participation in therapy. Findings strongly suggested that spouses may be helpful
in therapy. Considerations and suggestions for involving spouses are made on the basis
of these findings and those of surveys completed by speech-language pathologists (SLPs)
who include spouses in fluency therapy.
stuttering - spouses - therapy
