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Our thoughts on the Australian study on preschool stuttering
As you may have already seen, the recent "big news" in the stuttering community is a new study from Australia. Below is the abstract sent to major media outlets earlier this week. It has spurred a number of misleading headlines. We have serious concerns about this abstract, the study, and how it has been cast by the media:
The Abstract (delivered to select media)
PRESCHOOLERS WHO STUTTER DO JUST FINE EMOTIONALLY AND SOCIALLY
Preschool Data
Over the last several years, the Stuttering Foundation has kept accurate data on the calls it has received from concerned parents of 15,374 preschool children who are reported to be stuttering.
A Blunder from Down Under:
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Unsolicited longitudinal onset data on preschool stuttering
A Blunder from Down Under:
Stuttering Foundation: "By George, He Has Big Shoes to Fill!"
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (July 24, 2013) — Jane Fraser, president of the Stuttering Foundation, had the following reaction to the naming of the most recent British heir to the monarchy:
"By George, he has big shoes to fill!
Stuttering Helped Start a Revolution
Camille Desmoulins, a French journalist and politician who stuttered, helped to incite and inflame the angry crowds who attacked and tore down the Bastille on July 14, 1789. Historians consider the fall of Bastille the flashpoint of the French Revolution.
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Marathon Golfer Raises $2,500 for Stuttering Through Hundred Hole Hike
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Actors Who Stutter Provide Inspiration
While many articles in Celebrity Corner have featured famous actors and other entertainers who have struggled with stuttering, there are many such actors who for whatever reason are not on the radar screen anymore. Such actors may not be known to the general public, but their personal stories of overcoming stuttering are just as inspiring.Overcoming Obstacles
I'd like to introduce myself to all the readers. My name is Milton Castro Saenz, I'm from Costa Rica and I'm 25 years old. I work for a U.S. company in my country and I'm currently studying Business Administration to get a degree next year in one of the best universities in Costa Rica. I'm proud of myself about what I've achieved so far; it has not been easy.