Explaining Stuttering

Children are often very curious and may ask why they stutter. It can be difficult to know how to respond to a question like this because we may worry that we will say the wrong thing. However, we find that many children feel a sense of relief when an adult takes this question seriously, is honest with them about what is happening when they talk, and explains why they talk differently from others.

Dear Teacher

Dear Teacher,

You are asked to read this because you have a child in your class who stutters. Stuttering changes from moment to moment and is different in each child. That makes it difficult to deal with. Quite possibly the stuttering of this particular child is no problem for you or for any of the other children. But it is also possible that the other children react to the stuttering and that you yourself are not always sure how best to handle the problem.

Therapy In Action DVD - Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Jane Fraser
(202) 686-4494
info@stutteringhelp.org

New Videotape/DVD Addresses School-age
Children's Concerns about Stuttering

Stuttering is a frustrating and embarrassing problem for millions of people, but it can be especially tough on elementary school-age children.

Research Opporunity: Harris from the UK

Beth Harris, a student from De Montfort University, Leicester, UK, is doing research on abnormal involuntary movements and how often they occur alongside stuttering. Everything is anonymous and takes 5 minutes to fill out.

Prince Charles hosts party for Stammering

Prince Charles Hosts Reception for Stammering Centre

alt textPrince Charles hosted a reception Tuesday, March 2, at his London home to praise the work of the Michael Palin Centre for Stammering Children.

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Stuttering Foundation resources translated into Chinese

It has come to our attention that our Self-Therapy book has been sold for the equivalent of $250 in China. It is free to download in English.

Services

Services Provided by
The Stuttering Foundation of America

  • Maintains two web sites ' www.stutteringhelp.org and www.tartamudez.org ' which provide help, information, and resources to a worldwide audience. The Web sites receive more than 1.5 million hits per month.

Solution-Focused brief Therapy

De Shazer 's model of Solution Focused Brief Therapy is based on several core assumptions about the nature of change. Clients are viewed as being 'stuck ' in problem patterns in which attempts to resolve or cope with their difficulties have become part of the problem.

How Byron Pitts Conquered Stuttering

How Byron Pitts Conquered Stuttering

Byron Pitts has brought much attention to stuttering with his memoir, Step Out on Nothing: How Faith and Family Helped Me Conquer Life's Challenges, released in September, 2009. The book not only details his speech difficulties, but also his illiteracy until age 12 and his unstable family life. Pitts overcame the odds to become a national correspondent with CBS News.

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