Differential Diagnosis

Normal developmental disfluency and early signs of stuttering are often difficult to differentiate. Thus, diagnosis of a stuttering problem is made tentatively. It is based upon both direct observation of the child and information from parents about the child’s speech in different situations and at different times.

Survey- Stuttering Holds Workers Back

Stuttering holds workers back, survey shows

A newly released survey by Professor Marshall Rice of the Schulich School of Business at York University, Toronto, found 51 percent of respondents ' all of whom stutter ' believe they would have a better job if they didn't have the disorder.

 

 

Magazines/Newsletters

Please note that some of our older newsletters below have outdated contact information. Here is our current information: 
The Stuttering Foundation
P.O. Box 11749
Memphis, TN 38111-0749
Phone: (901) 761-0343 • Fax: (901) 761-0484
E-mail: info@stutteringhelp.org

Eastern Workshop attendees quotes

Eastern Workshop attendees were contacted six months after their 5-day training to see how each of them is using their training in working with people who stutter. Here's what they had to say: 

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Therapy Outcomes

Within the field of speech-language pathology and even among those who stutter, there is disagreement about acceptable treatment outcomes from stuttering therapy. Some believe the only acceptable therapy outcome is a significant reduction in or total elimination of stuttering. Others believe that speech which contains some stuttering, as long as the stuttering has become less tense and effortful, is just as acceptable.

Translations

Stuttering Foundation resources translated into other languages...

Explaining Stuttering

Children are often very curious and may ask why they stutter. It can be difficult to know how to respond to a question like this because we may worry that we will say the wrong thing. However, we find that many children feel a sense of relief when an adult takes this question seriously, is honest with them about what is happening when they talk, and explains why they talk differently from others.

Dear Teacher

Dear Teacher,

You are asked to read this because you have a child in your class who stutters. Stuttering changes from moment to moment and is different in each child. That makes it difficult to deal with. Quite possibly the stuttering of this particular child is no problem for you or for any of the other children. But it is also possible that the other children react to the stuttering and that you yourself are not always sure how best to handle the problem.

Therapy In Action DVD - Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Jane Fraser
(202) 686-4494
info@stutteringhelp.org

New Videotape/DVD Addresses School-age
Children's Concerns about Stuttering

Stuttering is a frustrating and embarrassing problem for millions of people, but it can be especially tough on elementary school-age children.

Research Opporunity: Harris from the UK

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.

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