• Q&A: It's Our Turn to Ask the Questions

    Todd Whatley is an attorney in Northwest Arkansas who specializes in helping the elderly. Todd began stuttering at a very young age and has worked to manage his speech although he says he still struggles all the time.

  • Jigger Gives Stuttering Help the Green Flag

    When AutoWeek in 2006 ran an article featuring Stuttering Foundation friend and ambassador-at-large Jigger Sirois, the response was outstanding. During the past 9 years since the article ran, Jigger continues to educate the public on stuttering.

  • Actor Sam Neill Talks About Stuttering

    In the pre-Internet era of the early 1990s, actor Sam Neill seemed to be one of the few celebrities who was open about his stuttering in both print and broadcast media. At the time, he spoke openly of his stuttering on entertainment shows in the U.S., U.K., Australia, and New Zealand.

  • 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...

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