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Published: Saturday, 12 July 2014 13:36

Written by Lisa Wilder

On the terrace of Washington's Newseum

The 2014 NSA Conference was a huge success. It took place in the beautiful and historic city of Washington, DC, and was the biggest conference ever with just over 970 attendees. It was my first time at the conference and was a truly memorable experience. There were many interesting people to meet and talk to, things to do in the city and interesting workshops and social events to attend.

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Published: Saturday, 29 March 2014 06:32

Written by Lisa Wilder

Amy Bald, a CSA reader and contributor, has self-published an e-Book that is available for purchase on Amazon. Amy Bald lives in Sudbury, Canada and has stuttered all her life. Her e-book, Tight Lipped: a Stutterer's Memoir, documents how stuttering effected her growing up, and her path from a reliance on her mother to speak for her to her development as an independent person. She shares her thoughts about how people who are "different" are treated in society. Download the book here.

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Published: Sunday, 09 March 2014 17:21

Written by Richard W. Lutman

It amazes me how, in this day and age, the way we articulate our words alters people’s perceptions of us. I am amazed at people’s ignorance when it comes to how I say words. Amazed that I can be treated so differently because it takes me longer to say a word or a sentence. Amazed that there is still such a stigma associated with stuttering.

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Published: Monday, 21 April 2014 02:54

Written by Lisa Wilder

For many years, the discussion of personal feelings was not considered to be part of treatment for people who stutter. There has been a shift in the past decades, however, as practitioners start to address the emotional aspects of stuttering with clients. Not everybody in the field agrees with this approach.

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Published: Saturday, 22 March 2014 07:22

Written by Jason Dawe

I was born in 1972 and raised in Conception Bay South, Newfoundland, Canada. As a very young child I knew my alphabet and was very well spoken, but about the age of 6 something happened. My parents describe it as almost an overnight change in which I was no longer able to get words out. My speech was paused, interrupted, and uncomfortable. This was devastating to my parents and family.

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Published: Sunday, 09 March 2014 17:18

Written by Lisa Wilder

A review of the paper: The Effectiveness of intensive, group therapy for teenagers who stutter by Jane Fry, Sharon Millard and Willie Botterill, of the The Michael Palin Centre for Stammering, London, UK published in the International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, Jan - Feb  2014, VOL. 49, NO. 1, 113–126

The teen years are critical for development of personality and a sense of self for an individual, and lays a foundation for that young person’s adult life. It is also a time of increased self-consciousness, self evaluation, and social identity.  It is well known that teens who stutter are more prone to social anxiety, and it can be a challenge to provide treatment for them at this critical juncture in their lives.

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