The International Stuttering Project (ISP) represents a global collaboration to better understand stuttering. Formed in 2020, the ISP seeks to illuminate genetic etiology and broaden investigations of people who stutter.
For people who stutter (PWS), the following scenario — or some variation of it — is all too familiar. You are standing in line at Starbucks. You know exactly what you’re going to order: Pumpkin Spice Latte. Grande.
Frontiers for Young Minds is a website that makes science discoveries available and appealing to younger audiences. Children work with mentors to curate and write articles about science topics. This month they tackled the subject of stuttering, read it here.
Dr. Dennis Drayna, Ph.D., has been studying genetics for more than thirty years, and specifically researching the genetics of stuttering for more than a decade.
Dr. Gerald Maguire is a well-known figure in the stuttering community. He is a regular participant in events for people who stutter around the world (including ours in Canada!) As a doctor and a person who stutters, Maguire has a well-rounded perspective on the best way to approach treatment.
Dr. Dennis Drayna is a human geneticist well known to the stuttering community for his renowned work researching the genetic basis of speech disorders. His team has made groundbreaking discoveries in the field and he has frequently appeared at conferences to share his findings. In April he was interviewed by Ben Chambers on the podcast Speaking of Science. Here is a summary of the interview.