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.
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 Patricia Zebrowski, Ph.D.
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.
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