Stuttering: the Heartless Enemy of Communication

Many years ago when I was in the Air Force, stationed in San Antonio, Texas, I went through a traumatic, distressing, and humiliating experience.

I worked as a clerk in an office, and it was my job (among other clerical duties) to answer all incoming phone calls. I received a routine call one day. The only other person in the office was an Army Major, a kind man. My telephone conversation that day was brief - I said hello, identified myself and the office I worked in and then listened for the reply. I was asked to comment on a particular subject - but sadly I was unable to comply with the request.

Role of Physician

The physician is often the first professional to whom a parent turns for help. Knowing the difference between normal developmental speech disfluency and potentially chronic stuttering enables the physician to advise parents and refer when appropriate. Early intervention for stuttering which may range from parent counseling and indirect treatment to direct instruction can be a major factor in preventing a life-long problem.

African Conference on Stuttering Recap

The International Stuttering Association (ISA) and Stuttering Association of Burkina Faso (Action Contre Le B'gaiement - ABC) organized and sponsored the Second African Conference on Stuttering in Ouagadougou Burkina Faso during October 27th - 30th. The conference explored Stuttering In Africa: Strategies for Effective Reawakening.

Michael Palin Centre Partnership

Transatlantic alliance will help
researchers, clinicians and children

The Stuttering Foundation and the Michael Palin Centre for Stammering Children have joined forces in a groundbreaking alliance to help children who stutter through research, treatment and training programs.

Using The Telephone

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Many people - whether they stutter or not - have difficulty using the telephone.

Listen to some non-stutterers dealing with phone calls. Some take several seconds to answer. Others may "Um" and "Ah" a lot. Others may be very expressive with their hands or faces, perhaps talking loudly and aggressively.

Volunteers Across the Country

Volunteers Across the Country

alt textThanks to the many volunteers, the Stuttering Foundation exhibit booths have enjoyed a hearty success across the United States this year as health professionals, educators and SLPs all showed great interest in the many new materials on display.

Stuttering Can Get Worse In the Summer

Warning to Parents: Stuttering
Doesn't Take a Summer Break

Summertime Can Increase Stuttering

For children who stutter, summer break can be anything but a vacation.

As many as 5% of all children stutter during some point in their young lives.

Tiger Woods Wins at Golf and stuttering

Tiger wins at golf and stuttering

 

Top-ranked golfer Tiger Woods tells CBS's 60 Minutes that it takes hard work and a competitive spirit to overcome childhood stuttering.

 "The words got lost, you know, somewhere between the brain and the mouth. And it was very difficult, but I fought through it. I went to a school to try and get over that, and I just would work my tail off," Woods told the news program.

Discovering Fluency through Technology

I have stuttered for 53 years. I have never liked it. Hundreds of times I have cursed it.

Throughout my life, I tried a variety of therapies and devices to assist me achieve fluent speech. The therapies worked briefly. Their effectiveness collapsed because I lacked the discipline to carry through on the therapies.

Iowa Workshop

Iowa Workshop Sizzles!

alt textBy Patricia Zebrowski, Ph.D.
University of Iowa

Panthera Awards

Stuttering Foundation spokesman and conservationist Alan Rabinowitz, actress Glenn Close, and former Assistant Secretary of State Claudia McMurray were on hand for the annual Panthera Conservation Advisory Committee reception in honor of Carlos Manuel Rodriquez of Costa Rica whose visionary policies helped secure crucial habitat for jaguars.

British Stammering =- 10 Downing Street

Number 10 ... Again


Stuttering Foundation President Jane Fraser was the only American at a reception in honor of the British Stammering Association at 10 Downing Street on Dec. 1.

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