Working with Children in the School Environment

By Dean E. Williams, Ph.D.

Talking with Children Who Stutter

By Dean E. Williams, Ph.D.

Principles of Counseling People Who Stutter

This excerpt is from the book Effective Counseling in Stuttering Therapy

By Joseph G. Sheehan, Ph.D.

Sometimes I Just Stutter: For Your Brothers and Sisters

This is an excerpt from the popular book Sometimes I Just Stutter by Eelco de Geus

Dear Brother or Sister,

NSSLHA Chooses Stuttering Foundation as Charity of the Year

The Stuttering Foundation was chosen at the Spring Executive Council meeting in March 2010 as the new beneficiary of "NSSLHA Loves!" Based in Memphis, Tenn., the Foundation provides free online resources, services and support to those who stutter and their families, as well as support for research into the causes of stuttering.

Donations from the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association will be used to help children who stutter worldwide.

Annie's Mailbox

Dear Annie: My husband and I recently visited the beach house of some friends. While there, I met an interesting lady who stuttered. At first I thought she had had too much to drink, but after 15 minutes I realized she had a speech impediment. I've never met an adult who stutters. At times it was very uncomfortable because I knew the word she was trying to say but could not get out.

Would it have been rude to complete the word for her, or should I have let her work through it? I felt very awkward.

Some Schools Short Kids Who Stutter

Download the free brochure Special Education Law and Children Who Stutter

By Lisa A. Scott, Ph.D.
The Florida State University

Foundation Questions ASHA Change

The following letter was sent to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's ASHA Leader by Stuttering Foundation President Jane Fraser.

Dear Editor,

Sometimes I Just Stutter in French

By Laurent Lagarde
Translated by Jane Fraser

I created my blog, “Goodbye Stuttering,” a year ago. The purpose is not only to share my experiences as a person who stutters with others but also to let them know about the many resources available in other languages.

The Odd Couple

Tillis and Stossel Join Forces to Help Charity

What do country music star Mel Tillis and hard-hitting television journalist John Stossel have in common?

They both stutter.

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Mel Tillis

Mel Tillis, born Lonnie Melvin Tillis, was an influential figure in country music, both as a songwriter and a performer. His journey to fame was marked by overcoming personal challenges, including a stutter that he turned into a defining part of his public persona.

Lewis Carroll

The recent Disney version of Lewis Carroll’s classic, Alice in Wonderland, garnered a great deal of media hype. Even though the mainstream media has not made mention that Carroll was a person who stuttered, his family history gives credence to the discovery of the genetic link to stuttering. Carroll was born to parents who were first cousins; almost all of their eleven children, three girls and seven boys, struggled with stuttering past childhood.

Darren Sproles

Darren Sproles, a former player for The Philadelphia Eagles, the New Orleans Saints and the San Diego Chargers, made history in 2007 when he became the first player in NFL history to return a kickoff and a punt for his first two NFL touchdowns in the same game. In 2021, he was selected to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Bill Withers

While Bill Withers has long been on the Stuttering Foundation's list of Famous People Who Stutter, many people probably didn’t realize he stuttered. He passed away on March 30, 2020.

Born in 1938 in Slab Fork, W.V., Withers was the youngest of six children. When his father died when Withers was small, he was raised by his mother and grandmother, both of whom worked as domestics.

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.

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