| Stuttering Foundation: A Nonprofit Organization Helping Those Who Stutter

Basic Clinical Skills

Presented by Barry Guitar, Peter Ramig, et al.

"Excellent course! The techniques were explained well and the videos of the slps working with clients was extremely helpful! Thank you!!"-SLP

Helping School-Age Children Who Stutter Evolve Communicative Competence

Presented by Kristin Chmela

"Extremely well organized! I really appreciate the flexibility that the self-study offers. I love being able to pause the video and go back and listen again when something really strikes me or when I need to hear it again!"-SLP

May 28, 2025

Road Doesn't Have to be Rocky for Those Who Stutter

National Stuttering Awareness Week earlier this month brought much-needed attention to stuttering, which affects 1% of adults and 5% of children worldwide.

Stuttering: For Kids, By Kids 2.0

February 6, 2025

Success is Loving the Process

"Through music, I’ve been given the privilege of actualizing some of my dreams like releasing music on some of my favorite labels and collaborating and touring with some of my favorite artists that I grew up listening to."

7 Tips for Talking with the Child Who Stutters

December 5, 2024

What Would You Like To Order?

Our voices are beautiful, even when we are not fluent.

November 18, 2024

Virtual Stutter: Remote Communication

This photo series highlights some of the complexities that arise when those who stutter communicate virtually.

Raising Children Who Stutter: Parents' Perspectives

Presented by Ellen Kelly

"I liked the way the self study was organized into questions and answers. The length of the study was perfect! I loved being able to hear directly from parents of children who stutter."-SLP

May 17, 2024

"Slow down ... just take a deep breath"

There are two phrases I have always found the most frustrating (although well meaning).

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CELEBRITY FOCUS

James Earl Jones

Actor James Earl Jones, a Broadway, television and movie star, was well-known for his voice as Darth Vader in Star Wars and his book Voices and Silences. Jones spoke some of the most memorable lines in the history of American film, but the man known for his voice was once afflicted with a severe stutter.

Carly Simon

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

King George

In November 2010, worldwide movie audiences were presented with a most interesting and unusual movie release with The King’s Speech, starring Colin Firth as King George VI and Helena Bonham Carter as his wife Elizabeth.

Unfortunately, history may have forgotten the courageous and inspiring story of Prince Albert who stuttered badly and never dreamed that he would ever be king when his older brother, King Edward VIII, abruptly abdicated the throne in 1936 to marry Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee.

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.

Bruce Willis

While the world knows Bruce Willis as an A-list actor, few know that he struggled with stuttering throughout his first 20 years.

Walter Bruce Willis was born in 1955 in West Germany to his German mother, Marlene, and his American GI father, David Willis. The family settled in David’s hometown of Penns Grove, New Jersey in 1957, and the couple has three other children.