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By Susan Hamilton, M.A.
By Susan Hamilton, M.A.
Top-ranked golfer Tiger Woods tells CBS's 60 Minutes that it takes hard work and a competitive spirit to overcome childhood stuttering.
"The words got lost, you know, somewhere between the brain and the mouth. And it was very difficult, but I fought through it. I went to a school to try and get over that, and I just would work my tail off," Woods told the news program.
I have stuttered for 53 years. I have never liked it. Hundreds of times I have cursed it.
Throughout my life, I tried a variety of therapies and devices to assist me achieve fluent speech. The therapies worked briefly. Their effectiveness collapsed because I lacked the discipline to carry through on the therapies.
By Diane Parris, M.A.
Boston University
Rising Blues Star
Stuttering Foundation spokesman and conservationist Alan Rabinowitz, actress Glenn Close, and former Assistant Secretary of State Claudia McMurray were on hand for the annual Panthera Conservation Advisory Committee reception in honor of Carlos Manuel Rodriquez of Costa Rica whose visionary policies helped secure crucial habitat for jaguars.
Stuttering Foundation President Jane Fraser was the only American at a reception in honor of the British Stammering Association at 10 Downing Street on Dec. 1.
This excerpt is from the book Effective Counseling in Stuttering Therapy
Dr. Robert Wallace's syndicated column, "TWEEN 12 & 20," which reaches millions of readers, has referred to The Stuttering Foundation twice during the past month.
For the 14th year, the Stuttering Foundation recognizes the importance of the media in raising awareness about stuttering and what can be done to help.
NBA All-Star Bob Love will lead the 2007 campaign for NationalStuttering Awareness Week, May 14-20.
Love knows first-hand the experiences of someone who stutters. Hehas overcome considerablefrustrations and setbacks since his gloryyears with the Chicago Bulls.
Malcolm Fraser, founder
of the Stuttering Foundation.
By Don Lineback
Furman University
and SFA Board Member
Reviewed by John M. Williams
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