Dylan Levin of Chicago wanted to do something special for his Bar Mitzvah in March.
In lieu of gifts, he asked his guests to donate to the Stuttering Foundation.
Dylan, who has had a speech disfluency since he was 5 years old, says he feels connected to the Stuttering Foundation and wanted to help others.
Bob Love has dreamt about being a great public speaker since his early days in Bastrop Louisiana, even though, as a young man, he could barely put two words together, let alone speak a full sentence.
Peter Reitzes, M.A., CCC-SLP, shares his comments on the new film Rocket Science not only as a speech pathologist, but also as a person who stutters. His insights may provide direction for those who want to see this film.
Our favorite unofficial ambassador, Leon “Jigger” Sirois (see Summer 2007 SFA Newsletter) continues to tirelessly heighten awareness of the Stuttering Foundation and the resources and help that are available.
By Robert J. Heemstra
Plymouth, Pa.
Sometimes I stutter
people may look at me strange
but do they know me?
They hear my stutter
but I am much more than that
Please listen to me
Please don’t look away
Because of my stuttering
Don’t judge me by that ...
StutterTalk is a self-help styled audio podcast that can be downloaded directly from www.stuttertalk.com.
In the winter newsletter we asked readers to guess who was added to the Famous People brochure. The answer, of course, is Darren Sproles.
The first three winners were given T-shirts. The winners are Juanita Sirois of Williamsburg, Va., Julie Peters of Asland, Va., and Linda Wyatt of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.
Camp Our Time is a sleep-away camp for kids who stutter, their young family members, and friends, ages 8-18. At Camp Our Time, kids who stutter come together from around the nation to gain confidence, validation, and encouragement to pursue their dreams. Our Time helps campers communicate effectively, engage socially, and succeed at school and in their everyday liv
My name is Rachel. I'm a 17-year-old student from Springfield, Tennessee, and I've had a stutter for as long as I can remember.
By Lt. Jason Mansour, NOAA, Aviation Operations Coordinator
I am currently a uniformed service pilot who struggled - significantly - during my youth with stuttering.
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Listed below are various centers and clinics which offer intensive therapy programs in the USA and Canada. The Stuttering Foundation of America provides this list only to help in locating a clinic or center which might be able to assist you in treating stuttering. The Stuttering Foundation of America does not warrant the competency of these clinics and centers nor guarantee their treatment.
Listed below are the names of speech pathologists in foreign countries who might be able to help you in treating stuttering. The Stuttering Foundation of America provides these names only to help in locating a speech pathologist who might be able to assist you in treating stuttering. The Stuttering Foundation of America does not warrant the competency of these speech pathologists nor guarantee their treatment.
A list of various centers and clinics that offer summer programs in the USA and Canada.
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Check out Celebrity Corner for in-depth articles on famous people who stutter
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By Andrew Feese
2010 FAME Essay Winner
This is a new age for people who are disabled. There are electronic aides, there are therapists, and there are exceptions.
By Garrett
Hello, my name is Garrett and I have just celebrated my eighteenth birthday. I was born in Merced, California and now reside with my family in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Along with reading, I also enjoying running, being with my family, and I am a diehard NASCAR fan.
This is an excerpt from the popular book Sometimes I Just Stutter by Eelco de Geus
This material was compiled by
Dr. Barry Guitar, University of Vermont, and
Dr. Edward G. Conture, Vanderbilt University.
Editor’s Note: The author is a person who stutters. For many years he has been a collector of “stuttering” songs – the good and the bad!
We’d love to hear about your dreams, your victories, the fears you have faced, the ways you’ve been challenged, or anything you wish people knew about stuttering!
Seeking to "remove Winston Churchill's stutter by second guessing the diagnosis" indicates neither a truthful retelling of history nor an informed opinion about a complex speech disorder, say experts in the field of speech-language pathology.
Recent news reports that quote Dr. John Mather, a Washington physician, as saying that Churchill's stutter "is a lie" brought adamant critical response from specialists in the field of stuttering and fluency disorders.
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