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Help! My Child is Stuttering
In this 16-minute video, parents and speech-language experts talk about how to promote easier talking as they interact with their children.
Q&A with Jafnar Gueye
"You may not think it now, but your stuttering is truly a superpower... When someone tells me they stutter I automatically assume they have certain traits: toughness, resiliency, attentiveness, self awareness. I am yet to be wrong."
Q&A with Randy Curry
"I know that you are your worst judge. The way that people hear you speak is much better than you think it sounds."
Stuttering Didn’t Bench Bob Love
Love knew first-hand the experiences of someone who stutters. He overcame considerable frustrations and setbacks since his glory years with the Chicago Bulls.
Remembering Bob Love
It is with profound sadness we share the passing of NBA All-Star Bob Love.
Q&A with Coach Jeff Walz
"My stuttering has gotten better as I have gotten more confident in myself and less concerned about what others think. I have used my platform to let other stutterers know that anything is possible even with a stutter."
The Lore of Lord Stanley's Cup
Exploring hockey, history, and the skaters who stutter
Fall Magazine
Stuttering takes the stage when it comes to music history.
6 Ways Stuttering Foundation Changes Lives Through Global Outreach
October 22 marks International Stuttering Awareness Day (ISAD). Stuttering affects an estimated one percent of the world’s population—that’s more that 80 million people worldwide.
Stuttering Moments in Music
It is the 50th anniversary of the song “Bennie and the Jets” by Elton John becoming the first song with stuttering vocals to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

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CELEBRITY FOCUS

Frank Wolf

This Virginian congressman has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1981. The longtime supporter of the Stuttering Foundation drew national attention to childhood stuttering in 2006 when he submitted an article about Tiger Woods from the SFA newsletter to the Congressional Record. The congressman is featured in the Stuttering Foundation's Famous People Who Stutter brochure.

Carly Simon

Carly Simon began stuttering severely when she was eight years old.

John Melendez

He is a talented musician, actor, and comedian. Listen to a podcast.

John Stossel

John Stossel is one of the most recognized and articulate reporters today. However, he once considered giving up his broadcasting career because of his stuttering.

“Fear of stuttering can easily become worse than the stuttering itself,” observed Stossel. “The idea that I’m on television and making speeches is still a shock to me sometimes.”

Byron Pitts

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 the chief national correspondent with ABC News.