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Hi Thanks much for all the replys. The psychological part is interesting. I hadn't thought of that side. His speech when he is able to get it out is still fairly clear. A bit of dysarthria - slur - but not bad. That is why he finds the inability to get speech started so frustrating. Sadly...

Hi I'm an SLP and am trying to help a patient with ALS. He is having increasing difficulty getting his words started. It is almost like a stuttering block. He knows what he is trying to say - it isn't a word finding problem. I'm sure it is some sort of motor corodination/control issue. I...