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Charlie Sheen Reveals How Lifelong Struggle with Stuttering Led Him to Drink

Actor Charlie Sheen sat down with Good Morning America host Michael Strahan to discuss his stutter, rehab, and using alcohol to “soften the edges.”

Desensitisation with Parents

Presented by Elaine Kelman and Ali Berquez

"Excellent! The videos with the parents were powerful, emotive and really showed me the importance of integrating this work."-SLP

Back-to-School Resources

Your homework this week: Check out our resources for parents and teachers.

Don’t Leave Home Without It

Have you ever been stopped for speeding or had trouble when questioned coming through airport security? If you have, whether you stutter or not, you know how tough these two situations can be.

Back to School

Back-to-school resources for parents

• Video- Help! My Child is Stuttering

Back to School: The Video Every Parent and Teacher Should See

As families and teachers prepare for the start of school, stuttering in the classroom, the lunchroom, and the playground remain challenging and problematic for many.

For Many Kids, the ‘Scariest Day of the Year’ is the First Day of School

Kids are just getting out of school for the summer, but for many parents and teachers, it’s already time to start preparing for going back to class.

University Resources

From materials for the college classroom to resources for the university clinic, the Stuttering Foundation has many options for instructors.

Back to the Basics: The ABCs of Stuttering

In The ABCs of Stuttering, students courageously share what it's like to stutter, how it makes them feel, and how it affects their participation at school.

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CELEBRITY FOCUS

As much of the nation watches the U.S. Open Golf Championship, it is impossible not to think about our late friend Ken Venturi. Ken overcame many challenges to win the Open at Congressional in 1964 and go on to become the voice of golf for more than three decades.

However, Ken faced no bigger obstacle than stuttering. Ken Venturi was a champion to those who stutter, going out of his way to share his personal experience when consulted by a colleague, friend, or child who stutters.

Mel Tillis

Mel Tillis, born Lonnie Melvin Tillis, was an influential figure in country music, both as a songwriter and a performer. His journey to fame was marked by overcoming personal challenges, including a stutter that he turned into a defining part of his public persona.

Alan Rabinowitz

Alan Rabinowitz, Ph.D., who passed away in 2018, was an explorer, wildlife conservationist, and author. He established the Hukawng Valley Tiger Reserve in northern Myanmar, which is about the size of the state of Vermont.

His love for animals began when he was very young.

Bob Love

The late Bob Love dreamt about being a great public speaker since his early days in Bastrop Louisiana, even though, as a young man, he could barely put two words together, let alone speak a full sentence.

In spite of his severe stuttering disability, Bob Love, the son of a sharecropper, rose to become a Chicago Bulls NBA superstar, whose records were eventually surpassed by Michael Jordan. Throughout his entire athletic career, Bob Love kept his stuttering a secret from the fans who adored him, thinking he could do his “talking” on the basketball court.

Winston Churchill

Seeking to "remove Winston Churchill's stutter by second guessing the diagnosis" indicates neither a truthful retelling of history nor an informed opinion about a complex speech disorder, say experts in the field of speech-language pathology.

Recent news reports that quote Dr. John Mather, a Washington physician, as saying that Churchill's stutter "is a lie" brought adamant critical response from specialists in the field of stuttering and fluency disorders.