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Some years ago, I was active in volunteer work on behalf of people who stutter. I was especially active during fifteen years, between 1988 and 2003. On rare but consequential occasions, this meant spending up to sixteen hours a day on volunteer work.

Over the last 30 years, much of the research in stuttering has focused on understanding neural processes that may play a role in speech disfluency. A lot has been learned but still much remains to be understood.

I began stuttering at the age of three. I remember reading a preschool report card where my teachers had noted my stutter.

Photo: Tony Intas, Rosalee Shenker and Lisa Wilder

I don’t remember the day I started stuttering.

But I remember an entire life shaped by it.

I don’t remember every word I struggled to say.

But I remember the people who couldn’t wait for me to finish.

Just as each person's stutter may be different, PWS vary in how they relate to their stutter: how much they value fluency, how they want to be perceived by others, and the kind of treatment will most help them achieve their goals.

My name is Ghalib Sumar, and I am honoured to join the Board of the Canadian Stuttering Association as Marketing and Communications Coordinator.

My name is Nav Gill, and I am honoured to join the Board of Directors of the Canadian Stuttering Association. 

My name is Ridwana, and I am joining the Board of Directors as the Social Media Coordinator.