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Future research
This review of the literature reveals that research is urgently
needed to inform clinical practice about coping strategies
that children who stutter have found to be effective in
decreasing or stopping teasing and other forms of bullying. A
qualitative investigation that addresses this gap in knowledge
is underway. The authors are using in-depth semi-structured
interviews to learn about the bullying experiences of children
who stutter, their responses to the bullying, and their
perceptions of helpful and unhelpful strategies to deal with
bullying.
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Nathania van Kuik Fast is a second-year student in the
Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology at the
University of Alberta.
Marilyn Langevin is an assistant professor and director of
research at the Institute for Stuttering Treatment and Research in
Edmonton, Alberta.
Correspondence to:
Dr Marilyn Langevin
Institute for Stuttering Treatment & Research
Suite 1500, 8215 – 112 Street, Edmonton, Alberta
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