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Specializing in Research and Treatment Programs On Stuttering


  Therapy Results

          An effective therapy program should have a strong history of producing positive results. Hollins has that record:

  • Over 3,900 people have completed our program.
  • Approximately 93% of all treated cases have attained normal levels of fluent speech by the end of the 19-day program.
  • Follow-up studies conducted on 200 randomly selected cases (verified by independent sources) show that 75% retain normal fluency and normal reactions to everyday speaking situations. The average time from completion of therapy was 10 months, and the longest was 41 months.
  • An additional 15% retain significant improvement over their pre-treatment speech fluency though outside of the normal range of 3% or less disfluencies.
  • Over 95% indicated that the program had been worthwhile for them.
  • Approximately 89% indicated that their new levels of fluency were improved over their pre-treatment levels.
  • Less than 1% of those who begin therapy drop out prior to the end of the 19-day program.
  • 98% said they would recommend it to other stutterers.

Our graduates have said...

"It's (the Hollins program) the most wonderful thing that ever happened to a person who stutters."

"For the first time, I can talk without fear."

"What's ahead of me is a lifetime of fluency."


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