This is the continuation of a series of reviews of selected essays in the book, Stammering Pride and Prejudice: Difference not Defect.  See the first review here. The second piece entitled “Scary canary: Difference, vulnerability and letting go of struggle”, is a beautifully written essay by Katy Bailey,  a woman w

We are pleased to have been able to feature interesting, entertaining and informative presenters and topics over the years at our annual CSA conferences. Our conference this October is significant for many reasons. For one thing, it will be our first in person event in three years. Also it will be our first large scale three-day conference since 2011. The weekend of the conference overlaps with International Stuttering Awareness Day.

The Canadian Stuttering Association is planning our next “Let’s Talk: Dating with Confidence” event on Sunday, March 27, 2022, from 3 to 5 p.m. EST. 

My name is Don McLean. I’m staring at the back end of life now. For I’m 81 years of age. But my mother lived to be 100 years and 100 days, so who knows just when it is going to be. I suffered from stuttering, from the age of about 14 through the age 30. At about age 14, out of nowhere, it suddenly started. Some time during the year when I was 30, I got better. So much so that, for the last 50 years, stuttering has been pretty much in the rear view mirror. Recently a friend of mine died. He too suffered from stuttering for most of his life.

SingWell is creating TikTok videos to spread the word about the benefits of singing!  If you are someone who stutters and loves to sing, we want to hear from you! 

This is the first of a continuing series discussing a selection of essays from the 2019 text, Stammering Pride and Prejudice, Difference not Defect, edited by Patrick Campbell, Christopher Constantino and Sam Simpson.