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Understanding and Influencing the Stigma of Stuttering

Presented by Michael Boyle

"This presentation was well-organized, easy to follow, and provided an impactful perspective to consider when working with individuals who stutter. I feel like I have a better understanding of the big picture thanks to this presentation."-SLP

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Autism Spectrum Disorders and Stuttering

Presented by Vivian Sisskin

"Every component of this self-study program was of the highest quality. I have paid so much more for programs that do not come close to the useful information and professionalism of this program. I am VERY IMPRESSED!!!!"-SLP

There has been increased interest in understanding the variety of speech disfluency patterns among those with autism spectrum disorders.

May 12, 2023

Ask Me Anything

Blogger James Hayden takes to social media to answers questions about stuttering.

5 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Stuttering

Monday, May 8, marks the beginning of National Stuttering Awareness Week, a weeklong spotlight on the condition affecting more than 80 million people worldwide.

April 12, 2023

How To Be Resilient

Every one of us go through periods where we feel overwhelmed by life, adverse situations, and our professional careers. Everyone experiences adversity, but why do some of us succeed? Why do some of us overcome, while others fall apart in ruin?

April 5, 2023

The Look

If you're a person who stutters, I don't need to describe "the look" to you. You know exactly what I'm talking about.

Just Rose and That’s Good Enough

The most valuable lesson I have learned along my life’s journey is that I am good enough just the way I am.

Where Are They Now? An Update On Francy

It’s been 10 years since we first met singer Francois "Francy" Goudreault

February 7, 2023

Grace in Advocacy

If you were to make a recipe for advocacy, what would your ingredients be? For me, this recipe is missing what I think is the most important ingredient of them all: grace.

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CELEBRITY FOCUS

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.

Lewis Carroll

The recent Disney version of Lewis Carroll’s classic, Alice in Wonderland, garnered a great deal of media hype. Even though the mainstream media has not made mention that Carroll was a person who stuttered, his family history gives credence to the discovery of the genetic link to stuttering. Carroll was born to parents who were first cousins; almost all of their eleven children, three girls and seven boys, struggled with stuttering past childhood.

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.

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.

Ken Venturi

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.