A Report on the Development and Clinical Application of Lexipontix, a New Therapy Programme for School age CWS

The development of ‘Lexipontix’, a structured therapy programme for children who stutter (CWS)8 to 12 years, is presented. ‘Lexipontix’ is based on principles and clinical practices of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Fluency Shaping and Stuttering Modification Therapy. Therapy aims at ‘Communication Restructuring’ and is based on a metaphor and a theme. It develops as a rolegame between a ‘Superhero’ (the child), an ‘Alliance’ (the family) and a naughty mouse called ‘Lexipontix’. Two case examples are presented. Formal and informal assessment results are discussed in relation to the structure and the content of the programme.