What Do I Tell People About My Child's Stuttering?

An excerpt of Chapter 4 by Dean E. Williams, Ph.D., from the book Stuttering and Your Child: Questions and Answers
 
How can I talk to my child about talking?

Tiger Woods

Eldrick “Tiger” Woods is one of the most successful golfers of all time. Woods was a child prodigy who began to play golf at two years old. At age three, Woods shot a 48 over nine holes at the Navy Golf Club in Cypress, Calif., and at age 5, he appeared in Golf Digest and on ABC's That's Incredible.

Therapy for Preschool Children Who Stutter and Government Policy

UPDATE: As we approach the end of Stuttering Awareness Week, news broke that Speech Pathology Australia’s (SPA) government proposal to reimburse only one type of stuttering treatment has been declined by the Australian Government.

Stuttering Foundation Celebrates Stuttering Awareness Week By Honoring Entrepreneurism

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President Joe Biden

During a CNN town hall, President Joe Biden discussed stuttering. Here are some of his remarks from the event:

Dr. Fred Murray lives, and writes, A Stutterer’s Story

Dr. Frederick Murray, 89, whose stuttering began suddenly and violently at an early age, is a retired speech pathologist who taught at the University of New Hampshire and directed the stuttering therapy program there for many years. 

Q & A with Dr. Wen

The Washington Post ran an article by Dr. Leana Wen about an experience she had in the emergency room treating a patient who stutters. She touched on her own experience with stuttering. After that article ran, we interviewed Dr. Wen.

Who can help you?

An excerpt from the book Sometimes I Just Stutter
 

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson is a powerful and prolific American actor, who has achieved both critical and commercial acclaim for his roles in films such as Jungle Fever, Jurassic Park, Pulp Fiction, the Star Wars prequel trilogy, Iron Man and Marvel’s The Avengers. In 2011, Jackson became the highest-grossing actor of all time. Jackson’s films are seen and loved by millions. What those millions of people may not know, however, is that Jackson also struggles with stuttering.

Wayne Brady

Wayne Brady has been making audiences laugh for years on shows like Whose Line Is It Anyway?, and in live comedic performances. However, it took a while before people began to laugh with him.

According to an interview with CBS News, Brady was “reluctant to even open his mouth because of a debilitating stutter” as a child growing up in Orlando.

Five Tips on Word Retrieval

It may seem paradoxical, but word retrieval is faster when a child knows more words and has a better “network” that creates connections among them.

B.B. King

B.B. King was born Riley B. King in 1925. Listed as number three on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all-time, King's career and accomplishments are legendary, yet his stuttering has received scant attention over the years.

What You Can Do to Help Yourself

By Lois A. Nelson, Ph.D.
 

Retired NY Islander Gord Lane is a Perennial All-Star

The stuttering community would like to honor Gord Lane as an all-star whose openness about his stuttering during his days with the Islanders put a human face on the speech problem and gave hope to others who were struggling with stuttering.

A Healthy Self-Esteem

As a young boy, I was confident in myself and enjoyed being the center of attention. I liked to have fun and laugh, and stuttering did not begin to affect me until my middle school days and worsened in my teenage years.

¡MIRA QUIEN HABLA!

Bruce Willis interpreto la voz del bebe Mickey en la pelicula “Look who is talking! º  (1Mira quien habla!).  A Bruce Willis se le considera un actor de primera categoria. Sin embargo, pocos saben que lucho con la tartamudez durante los primeros veinte anos de su vida.

EL AUTOR CUBANO QUE ESCRIBIO CON FRECUENCIA SOBRE SU TARTAMUDEZ

En junio de 1988, el escritor cubano Calvert Casey (muerto en 1969 a los 45 anos), fue dado a conocer en el mundo angloparlante.

Muy conocido en el mundo literario de la America Latina, sus obras completas fueron traducidas al ingles y publicadas en 1998 en un volumen titulado “Calvert Casey: The Collected Stories” (Calvert Casey: Colección de cuentos). El “Publishers Weekly" comento el hecho: “Este volumen es una buena, pero tardía,  introducción  a uno de los escritores mas sofisticados de la Cuba comunista.

Problem with “One Size Fits All”

By Voon Pang

Problem with “One Size Fits All”

Speech Pathology Australia’s proposal to the Australian government to provide reimbursement could be helpful in providing affordable treatment for pre-schoolers who stutter. However, I believe that the negatives outweigh the positives.

Sometimes you stutter and sometimes you don’t

An excerpt from Sometimes I Just Stutter.

Another Blunder Down Under

Australia’s professional association for speech pathology has recently submitted a proposal to the Australian government seeking to provide Medicare reimbursement for only a single type of stuttering treatment, creating a "one-size-fits-all" policy for treating pre-school children who stutter.

Another Blunder Down Under

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Contact: Greg Wilson

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