Stuttering Foundation Marks 75th Anniversary, International Stuttering Awareness Day with New Resources

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Foundation Officially Raises Estimate of People Who Stutter to 80 Million Globally

The Queen Showed Us How to Love and Serve

We are saddened by the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, whose father King George VI struggled with stuttering throughout his life.

Singer Who Stutters Hits All the Right Notes on 'America's Got Talent'

Amanda Mammana gave an emotional audition when she sang a song she wrote herself on America's Got Talent.

A Goliath of Research Collected About Stuttering

Nan Bernstein Ratner and Shelley B. Brundage revive Oliver Bloodstein’s seminal work with an innovative format and the latest research to guide the reader to the new “edge of our knowledge of stuttering.”

Speech-Language Pathologists from Around the World Attend Intensive Workshop on Stuttering

Using Cognitive Approaches with People Who Stutter was held in Boston from June 13-17.

Speech-Language Pathologists from Around the World Attend Intensive Workshop on Stuttering

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Contact: Greg Wilson, 571-239-7474
greg@curleycompany.com

BOSTON (June 13, 2022) — Twenty-one speech-language pathologists from around the world were chosen to attend an intensive workshop on stuttering therapy.

The workshop, Using Cognitive Approaches with People Who Stutter, was held in Boston from June 13-17, 2022. It was co-sponsored by The Stuttering Foundation and Boston University.

Q&A with Journalist Brian Fraga

Brian Fraga is an award-winning journalist and reporter from Massachusetts. He sat down with The Stuttering Foundation to discuss his many life and career successes, along his lifelong journey with stuttering.

Where Are They Now?

We caught up with some old friends to see how their careers have progressed since we first spoke seven years ago.

Jane Fraser's Presentation to the Eastern Workshop

This one-week course provides speech-language pathologists with an introduction to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) in relation to the assessment and treatment of stuttering.

Gummo Marx

A comedy legend and Hollywood icon.

'GO AHEAD, I'M LISTENING'

New Google voice technology learns to recognize alternative speech patterns.

10 Things You Can Do To Help Spread the Word

National Stuttering Awareness Week is May 9-15.

All The Right Words: My Journey as a Sportswriter Who Stutters

Ryan Cowley’s All The Right Words: My Journey as a Sportswriter Who Stutters showcases the message the Stuttering Foundation wants to diffuse to all people who stutter—your stuttering does not have to stand in the way of your dreams.

Q&A with David Wong

David Wong is a dentist who specializes in periodontology and dental implant surgery. He sat down with the Stuttering Foundation to discuss his many life and career successes and a lifelong journey with stuttering.

Recent Studies Add Knowledge About Genetic Factors in Stuttering

Two recent studies have once again focused attention on the role of genetic factors in stuttering. These studies used approaches not previously applied to stuttering, and identified new genetic variants correlated with this disorder.

What I Want to Say vs What I Can Say

“Hi! Welcome to your favorite restaurant. What can I get for you today?” For most people, this basic conversation is nothing to write an article about. They order what they want, pay for their food, and continue on with their day. Yet for people who stutter, what we want to order might be different than what we can order. Let me explain.

John Mackay: The Irish-American Bonanza King

John Mackay ranks as the richest Irishman ever in history, as the $1 billion he possessed at the time of his death in 1902 is the equivalent of $80 billion today.

New Book: Two Penguins and a Treasure to Be Discovered

Two Penguins and a Treasure to Be Discovered is an adventure where penguins Jorge and Tito introduce the notions needed to stimulate fluency in young children.

Stuttering and "Bridgerton"

Recently, “Bridgerton,” the Netflix hit in association with Shondaland based on Julia Quinn’s novel The Duke and I, broke records as people tuned in to watch a sexy duke and a high-profile family find love in gossipy, Regency-era London. But in modern society, would fluent people be open to listening to people who stutter—let alone consider people who stutter attractive?

Getting Rid of “Did I Stutter?”

This phrase has been around for decades and has been said in every possible venue: film, NFL press conferences, scripted and non-scripted television, commercials, gifs, memes, TikToks, everyday conversations, and tweets from politicians.

Ask the Stuttering Foundation

Looking for Answers? Ask the Stuttering Foundation!

The Stuttering Foundation receives dozens of inquiries daily by telephone, email, and generated on our website.

Evaluating Persistence: A Closer Look

Excerpts from Stuttering: Foundations and Clinical Applications, Third Edition, by Dr. Ehud Yairi and Dr. Carol H. Seery.

Updated Research Data on Preschool Children

The Stuttering Foundation has kept accurate data on the calls it has received to date from concerned parents or family members of 18,260 preschool children who are reported to be stuttering.

Books to Talk About

Here are four books you might consider for your bookshelf.

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