Hoagland: Writing Wild

The fascinating career of Edward Hoagland, novelist and nature writer was featured in the April 9th, 2012, Wall Street Journal article “Tracking the naturalist.” The article shed light on Hoagland’s amazing exploits that fueled his conservation writing for almost sixty years. The 79 year-old writer said, “Our world is being destroyed in a quiet holocaust. It’s up to us to say what we have to say while we can still do so.”

New Website Unveiled

After months of research, designing, brainstorming, and hard work, the Stuttering Foundation’s new website, www.StutteringHelp.org, went live Saturday July 28. 
 
“We are excited to bring a new and improved resource to the public,” said Jane Fraser, president of the Stuttering Foundation. 
 

Looper Takes the Stuttering Out of Willis' Childhood

Sept. 28, 2012 — Today marks the long awaited U.S. release of the movie Looper starring Bruce Willis. In this futuristic action thriller set in 2044, Bruce Willis’ character encounters a 25 year-old incarnation of himself, played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who has been contracted to kill him.

Commentary on SNL’s Drill Sergeant Skit

The ongoing discussion in the stuttering world about Saturday Night Live’s drill sergeant skit has been interesting to watch from afar. It was only last week that I got to view the segment online courtesy of someone posting the video on YouTube.

Vertigo Named Best Movie of All-Time

On Aug. 1, 2012, the 1958 classic Hitchcock thriller Vertigo was named the best movie of all-time, ending the 50 year run of Orson Welles’ debut movie Citizen Kane. Sight & Sound, a magazine published by the British Film Institute, surveys top international film critics every decade.

Bullying and SLPs: Enhancing Our Roles as Advocates

 
By Gordon W. Blood, Ph.D.
Penn State University
 

Adolescent Siblings Survey

Participant Criteria: Families with 2 children, both children must be between the ages of 12 and 18

Description: We are interested in how having a brother or sister impacts adolescents. We invite parents and siblings to fill out an online survey. Families with and without children with disabilities are welcome to participate.

From Being Open About Stuttering to Attending Camp Shout Out!

To all those who read my last blog entry, I’m sorry for not posting sooner. After my piece on being open about stuttering, I was fortunate to fly out to Muskegon, Michigan (on a 20 hour flight!) to attend Camp Shout Out. For me it was the perfect opportunity to see everyone be open about their stuttering in a safe and supportive environment.

Stuttering Foundation: SNL Skit a ‘Huge Step Backwards’ for Stuttering Community

Contact: Greg Wilson
gregwilsonpr@gmail.com

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Sept. 17, 2012) — Jane Fraser, president of the Stuttering Foundation, www.StutteringHelp.org, made the following comments concerning the Sept. 15, 2012, Saturday Night Live skit ridiculing those who stutter: 

Mid-Atlantic Workshop Builds Confidence

In July, the Stuttering Foundation of America, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), and The Florida State University co-sponsored the fourth Mid-Atlantic Workshop, Treating Children and Adolescents Who Stutter, in Philadelphia. 
 

14th Boston Workshop Earns A+

Since 1985, the Stuttering Foundation has conducted intensive summer workshops in order to increase the pool of speech-language pathologists trained in the latest techniques for the treatment of stuttering. This summer was no exception.
 

15th International Stuttering Awareness Day Online Conference

The 15th International Stuttering Awareness Day Online Conference, A Voice and Something to Say, will start Oct. 1, 2012.

Longtime SFA Supporter Edward Rondthaler Dies at 104

Edward Rondthaler was one of the 20th century’s foremost men of letters – actual physical audible letters. An outspoken advocate of spelling reform,  he spent decades trying to impose order on his 26 lawless charges. As a noted typographer who first plied his trade 99 years ago, he helped bring the art of typesetting from the age of hot metal into the modern era – and he was a person who stuttered.

Advances in Our Understanding of Adult Neurogenic Stuttering

By Luc De Nil, Ph.D., and Catherine Theys, M.Sc.
 

Because I Stutter

Bill Leinweber's essay in the Foundation's Summer 2012 issue inspired me to tell my story, in the hope that others, now dreading their lives as stutterers, will be comforted. I'm a lifelong stutterer - now 81 years old and recently retired.

How I Talked My Way to Happiness

I stutter. I stammer. I have a speech impediment. Whatever you want to call it, it’s part of me, and helped make me who I am today. And I had been challenged with it for what felt like forever. I had spent years hiding from people and shying away from speaking, especially public speaking.

Student Overrides Disorder Through Determination, Support

No one ever had to tell Julie Kendall to “keep quiet” when she was growing up. As a moderate-to-severe stutterer, she was all too willing to remain silent. “I rarely spoke when I was young,” said Kendall, a junior sociology major at The College of Wooster and a resident of the Cleveland suburb of Westlake.

Alan Rabinowitz in the News

Stuttering Foundation Spokesman and Conservationist Alan Rabinowitz has been featured by news outlets around the world.

Stuttering Foundation Encouraged by Neurology Study

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Aug. 8, 2012) — The Stuttering Foundation responds to a new study published in the August 8th online issue of Neurology, “Neural anomaly and reorganization in speakers who stutter:”

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