Bob Love Documentary

Documentary shares Bob Love's story

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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.

Fraser Wins National Award for Foundation

Fraser Earns National Awardalt text

With 1.4 million nonprofits in this country to choose from, the NonProfit Times named Jane Fraser, the president of the Stuttering Foundation, Executive of the Year for 2007.

Michael Sheehan Achievements

Lifetime of Achievements

A Special Lifetime Achievement Media Award goes to public
relations executive Michael Sheehan, who dealt effectively with his
stuttering and became one of the best-known communications expertsalt text in
the country.

His story was chronicled by Jennifer Reingold in Fast Company
magazine.

DVD: Sharpening Counseling Skills

Luterman's Expertise Sharpens Skills

By Diane Parris, M.S.alt text
Boston University

“In order to be a growing professional, we need to be always on the fringe of our incompetency,” that is to say we always need to be pushing ourselves to our limits of competence in order to learn new skills at higher levels.

National Recognition

National Recognition, Honors and Awards

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD FROM ASHA

In 1978, the then 68,000-member American Speech-Language-Hearing Association gave its highest award, the Distinguished Service Award, to the Stuttering Foundation of America for its 'dedication and effective contributions to the field of speech pathology.'

NCCD AWARD

Neurogenic Stuttering

Neurogenic stuttering is a type of fluency disorder in which a person has difficulty in producing speech in a normal, smooth fashion. Individuals with fluency disorders may have speech that sounds fragmented or halting, with frequent interruptions and difficulty producing words without effort or struggle. Neurogenic stuttering typically appears following some sort of injury or disease to the central nervous system i.e. the brain and spinal cord, including cortex, subcortex, cerebellar, and even the neural pathway regions. These injuries or diseases include:

Oxford Hosts Conference

Oxford Hosts Conference

Event Draws Experts from Around the World

alt textBy Lisa Scott, Ph.D., The Florida State University, and Willie Botterill, MSc, Michael Palin Centre for Stammering Children

FAQs for Teachers

What should I do when a child stutters in my class?

The most important thing to do when a child is stuttering is be a good communicator yourself.

Questions for Parents

Download a PDF of these questions.

Note: These questions are listed in order of the seriousness of the problem. If a parent answers 'yes' to any question other than number 1, it suggests the possibility of stuttering rather than normal disfluency.

Results of Survey

Results of Survey
on Electronic Devices

 

Most don't buy; fewer than
half of owners happy six months later

Over the past year, increased media attention has focused on auditory feedback devices for the treatment of stuttering, with dramatic testimonials on nationally televised programs including Oprah and Good Morning America.

Stuttering and the King's Speech

In November 2010, worldwide movie audiences were presented with a most interesting and unusual movie release with The King's Speech, starring Colin Firth as King George VI and Helena Bonham Carter as his wife Elizabeth.

Stuttering and Tourette's Syndrome

This material was compiled by Luc De Nil, Ph.D., Chair of the Graduate Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, and by Paul Sandor, M.D., Director of the Tourette's Syndrome Clinic, University Health Network.

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Stuttering Related Web Sites

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