• A Healthy Self-Esteem

    As a young boy, I was confident in myself and enjoyed being the center of attention. I liked to have fun and laugh, and stuttering did not begin to affect me until my middle school days and worsened in my teenage years.

  • Another Blunder Down Under

    Australia's professional association for speech pathology has recently submitted a proposal to the Australian government seeking to provide Medicare reimbursement for only a single type of stuttering treatment, creating a "one-size-fits-all" policy for treating pre-school children who stutter.

  • Stuttering Foundation President Joins Actor Colin Firth to Raise Money for Children Who Stutter

    Four years after winning an Oscar for his role as the monarch who stuttered in The King's Speech, Colin Firth launched a major fundraising campaign.

  • Orlando Convention a Magical Time

    The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association held its November convention in Orlando, and the Stuttering Foundation was there to spread the word about stuttering to the nearly 14,000 attendees.

  • Foundation Vice President Honored

    Lisa A. Scott, Ph.D., Vice President for Education for the Stuttering Foundation, was elected a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), which has 173,000 members. Fellowship is one of the highest forms of recognition given by ASHA of an individual's accomplishments and is a public declaration of outstanding professional achievements.

  • All Hail the King's Speakers!

    It's undeniable that the movie The King's Speech has had a profound impact on the stuttering community. For one group, however, it has been more than an inspiration – it's a namesake.

  • Cleveland Decision has "Chilling Effect" on Stuttering Community

    If press reports out of Cleveland are accurate, we must be very concerned about the chilling effect this sort of decision will have on the stuttering community...

  • Philip Larkin

    This letter appeared in the New York Times on Dec. 21, 2014: As the president of the Stuttering Foundation, I was amazed at the omission, in the Nov. 23 review of James Booth's "Philip Larkin: Life, Art and Love," of Larkin's lifelong struggle with stuttering.

  • Marathon Golfer Raises $2,600

    For the third year, Matthew Sander supported the Stuttering Foundation by raising more than $2,600 in pledges during this year's Hundred Hole Hike, a national golf marathon held each June at Ballyneal Golf Club in Holyoke, Colo. Matt golfed and hiked for more than 14 hours in support of the stuttering community, setting a new personal record of 126 holes.

  • Speak Your Beauty Inspires Generous Lessons

    I graduated from Big Sky High School in Missoula, Montana, last June. Each year the graduating class is required to do a Senior Project with an activity component and a written research paper that relates to the activity field work.

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