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Michael Kidd-Gilchrist

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, now a small forward for the Charlotte Hornets, was considered one of the best basketball players in the country while in high school in New Jersey. In 2012, he was drafted second overall by the Charlotte Bobcats. That same year, he achieved his first career double-double, scoring 25 points and 12 rebounds and making him one of only five players under age 20 to accomplish that mark.

Foundation Honors Press for Focus on Stuttering

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Oct. 25, 2016) — The Stuttering Foundation, www.StutteringHelp.org, announced the winners of its 2016 Awards for Excellence in Journalism today in celebration of International Stuttering Awareness Day.

Stuttering Foundation Applauds ABC, Creators for New Comedy Series Speechless

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Jane Fraser Appointed to Panthera Conservation Council

NEW YORK CITY (Sept. 21, 2016) — Jane Fraser, St. Simons Island, Ga., resident and president of the Stuttering Foundation, was recently appointed to the Conservation Council of Panthera, the world’s leading organization devoted exclusively to preserving “big cats.”

Stuttering Still Causes Back-to-School Woes

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Free Brochure Offers 8 Tips for Teachers - in English and Spanish

Stuttering Foundation's 25th Annual Media Awards Competition

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (July 7, 2016) — For the 25th consecutive year, the Stuttering Foundation, www.StutteringHelp.org, announces it will recognize journalists for excellence in reporting that furthers the understanding of this complex disorder.

The Human-Animal Connection Works for Stuttering

Lia Schwartz and Pauly, from left to right, Jane Fraser, Holly Clark and Georgie, and Alan Rabinowitz.

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The Human-Animal Connection Works for Stuttering

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Picture caption: Lia Schwartz and Pauly, from left to right, Jane Fraser, Holly Clark and Georgie, and Alan Rabinowitz.

New Mouse Study Gives Hope to Stuttering Community

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Coping With School

This is an excerpt of Chapter 4 from the book Do You Stutter: A Guide for Teens.

By Hugo H. Gregory, Ph.D.

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CELEBRITY FOCUS

Kenyon Martin

Kenyon Martin, the basketball sensation who was named to the NBA’s All Star Team in 2004, joins other famous people who stutter in a new brochure. The brochure - which unfolds into a small poster - is available free of charge from The Stuttering Foundation.

The poster is intended to give children and adults who stutter inspiration as they grapple with their speech disorder.

Jack Paar

While Jack Paar is among the most prominent of the entertainers on the Stuttering Foundation’s list of Famous People Who Stutter, he deserves special recognition as he was among the first to openly address his stuttering in public. As host of The Tonight Show from 1957-1962, he spoke of his difficulties as a stuttering child and teenager, giving hope to young people.

Byron Pitts

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 the chief national correspondent with ABC News.

Winston Churchill

Seeking to "remove Winston Churchill's stutter by second guessing the diagnosis" indicates neither a truthful retelling of history nor an informed opinion about a complex speech disorder, say experts in the field of speech-language pathology.

Recent news reports that quote Dr. John Mather, a Washington physician, as saying that Churchill's stutter "is a lie" brought adamant critical response from specialists in the field of stuttering and fluency disorders.

Dave Taylor

Dave Taylor has been on the Stuttering Foundation's list of Famous People Who Stutter for many years, but probably few people know all of the unique accomplishments of this former hockey great who was born on December 4, 1955, in Levack, Ontario.