Book Preview: Sometimes I just stutter
This is an excerpt from the popular book Sometimes I Just Stutter by Eelco de Geus
This is an excerpt from the popular book Sometimes I Just Stutter by Eelco de Geus
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Beth Harris, a student from De Montfort University, Leicester, UK, is doing research on abnormal involuntary movements and how often they occur alongside stuttering. Everything is anonymous and takes 5 minutes to fill out.
Pictures are from Monday, April 18, 2011, in New York City.
Prince Charles hosted a reception Tuesday, March 2, at his London home to praise the work of the Michael Palin Centre for Stammering Children.
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Stuttering Foundation resources translated into Chinese
It has come to our attention that our Self-Therapy book has been sold for the equivalent of $250 in China. It is free to download in English.
De Shazer 's model of Solution Focused Brief Therapy is based on several core assumptions about the nature of change. Clients are viewed as being 'stuck ' in problem patterns in which attempts to resolve or cope with their difficulties have become part of the problem.
Byron Pitts has brought much attention to stuttering with his memoir, Step Out on Nothing: How Faith and Family Helped Me Conquer Life's Challenges, released in September, 2009. The book not only details his speech difficulties, but also his illiteracy until age 12 and his unstable family life. Pitts overcame the odds to become a national correspondent with CBS News.
Many years ago when I was in the Air Force, stationed in San Antonio, Texas, I went through a traumatic, distressing, and humiliating experience.
I worked as a clerk in an office, and it was my job (among other clerical duties) to answer all incoming phone calls. I received a routine call one day. The only other person in the office was an Army Major, a kind man. My telephone conversation that day was brief - I said hello, identified myself and the office I worked in and then listened for the reply. I was asked to comment on a particular subject - but sadly I was unable to comply with the request.
By Dr. ROBERT WALLACE
The physician is often the first professional to whom a parent turns for help. Knowing the difference between normal developmental speech disfluency and potentially chronic stuttering enables the physician to advise parents and refer when appropriate. Early intervention for stuttering which may range from parent counseling and indirect treatment to direct instruction can be a major factor in preventing a life-long problem.
The International Stuttering Association (ISA) and Stuttering Association of Burkina Faso (Action Contre Le B'gaiement - ABC) organized and sponsored the Second African Conference on Stuttering in Ouagadougou Burkina Faso during October 27th - 30th. The conference explored Stuttering In Africa: Strategies for Effective Reawakening.
The Stuttering Foundation and the Michael Palin Centre for Stammering Children have joined forces in a groundbreaking alliance to help children who stutter through research, treatment and training programs.
Many people - whether they stutter or not - have difficulty using the telephone.
Listen to some non-stutterers dealing with phone calls. Some take several seconds to answer. Others may "Um" and "Ah" a lot. Others may be very expressive with their hands or faces, perhaps talking loudly and aggressively.
Thanks to the many volunteers, the Stuttering Foundation exhibit booths have enjoyed a hearty success across the United States this year as health professionals, educators and SLPs all showed great interest in the many new materials on display.
For children who stutter, summer break can be anything but a vacation.
As many as 5% of all children stutter during some point in their young lives.