The Problem with “One Size Fits All”
Speech Pathology Australia’s proposal for reimbursement could be helpful in providing treatment for pre-schoolers. However, the negatives outweigh the positives.
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.
Winter 2015 Newsletter
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Kids Who Stutter: Parents Speak
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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...
Reflections on 2014
As we approach the end of 2014, I thought I’d share with you the best bits of what I’ve learnt from the people I have worked with and the books I have read over the year.
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.
Slaying the Beast
The room grew silent. I stood up and walked briskly to the podium. As I looked around nervously, I saw what seemed like a thousand faces staring at me, waiting. I wiped my sweaty palms on the front of my slacks, picked up the paper, and began to speak.
Fall 2014 Newsletter
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