| Stuttering Foundation: A Nonprofit Organization Helping Those Who Stutter

May 12, 2026

Stuttering and Relationships: The Emotional Geography of Belonging

There is a particular kind of loneliness that comes not from being alone, but from constantly editing yourself before you enter the world. Not because there are no people around you, but because every interaction carries an invisible layer of calculation.

May 11, 2026

Why Stuttering Support Groups Don’t Work at First and Why That’s Normal

Many people join a stuttering support group with a clear idea of what they are looking for. But in the beginning, most people do not find what they are looking for.

3 Ways to Spread the Word About Stuttering

National Stuttering Awareness Week is a great opportunity for schools and communities to spread the word about stuttering. Here are some ideas:

Students can help is by designing a poster for their school that spreads awareness about stuttering. Bright and creative posters can help educate others and remind students that everyone communicates differently.

April 14, 2026

When Your Voice Stutters But Your Ideas Don't: Building Real Confidence

Your voice matters—even when it takes time to come out. Your ideas are valuable—even when they arrive with effort. You belong at every table you sit at—even when your seat feels shaky.

April 9, 2026

Stuttering on Film: The Last 15 years

How Have Portrayals of People Who Stammer Changed Across Genres in Mainstream Film Over the Past 15 Years?

Helping Parents Foster Self-Regulation in Their Children Who Stutter

Presented by Ellen Kelly

"Fantastic course! I learned how to better help parents understand the concept and purpose of self-regularion and the potential impact on fluency."-SLP

February 17, 2026

Ethical Considerations in Stuttering Therapy: Balancing Autonomy and Beneficence*

Blog by Tricia Hedinger, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-SCF

Using Voluntary Stuttering to Empower Children Who Stutter

Presented by Joseph Donaher

Achieving Successful Behaviour Change: Introducing a Systematic Method to Change Behaviour

Presented by Carmen LeFevre

"This was the best presentation of the principles of behavior change I have heard or read about in almost 50 years in the field." - SLP

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

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CELEBRITY FOCUS

Kenyon Martin

Kenyon Martin, the basketball sensation who was named to the NBA’s All Star Team in 2004, joins other famous people who stutter in a new brochure. The brochure - which unfolds into a small poster - is available free of charge from The Stuttering Foundation.

The poster is intended to give children and adults who stutter inspiration as they grapple with their speech disorder.

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.

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.

Bill Withers

While Bill Withers has long been on the Stuttering Foundation's list of Famous People Who Stutter, many people probably didn’t realize he stuttered. He passed away on March 30, 2020.

Born in 1938 in Slab Fork, W.V., Withers was the youngest of six children. When his father died when Withers was small, he was raised by his mother and grandmother, both of whom worked as domestics.

Jack Paar

While Jack Paar is among the most prominent of the entertainers on the Stuttering Foundation’s list of Famous People Who Stutter, he deserves special recognition as he was among the first to openly address his stuttering in public. As host of The Tonight Show from 1957-1962, he spoke of his difficulties as a stuttering child and teenager, giving hope to young people.