This is a continuation of a series of reviews of selected articles featured in the text, Stammering Pride and Prejudice. In this essay, “How We Can Work Together To Decrease Stigma”, the “we” in the title refers to advocates for people who stutter and professional speech-language pathologists. Michael P. Boyle explains that while these two groups share many of the same goals, they are to some extent at odds.  He describes ways the groups can collaborate and learn from each other. 

Doreen (Dori) Lenz Holte’s web site and  book Voice Unearthed have helped many parents find a new approach to dealing with their children’s stuttering. 

In this essay from the text Stammering Pride and Prejudice, she describes how, and why, she has sought to change the narrative around stuttering treatment for kids. Its title says it all: “Keep Kids Talking; The Impact of Shame for Children who Stutter.”

On Sunday, March 27th, the CSA hosted a new Let's Talk instalment, focussed on dating with confidence. This event featured Jaleesa Bygrave and Devon Kirchner, women who stutter with diverse backgrounds.

Calling all youth of the Canadian Stuttering Association! In the coming months, the CSA will be working towards the preparation of a new stuttering support group for youth between the ages of 8 and 13. The group, dubbed the “CSA’s Support Group for Youth Who Stutter,” aims to provide kids and pre-teens with a safe, supportive environment to develop their unique voices around other youth their age who stutter.

CSA, in partnership with the network “SingWell” (singwell.ca), is organizing a unique virtual choir of people who stutter. Anyone who stutters across the globe can participate! No singing experience is required. Participation is entirely free! The aim of the project is to create a "virtual choir", a video composed of the voices of people who stutter. Individuals from all over the world will record the same song and all the performances will then be assembled together.

The Unblockables is an improv course for people who stutter. It is run by Tightrope Theatre and is in association with Columbia Speech and Language Services Inc. The three-week online course focuses on presence and saying yes, cultivating laughter and celebrating mistakes. It is taught through a series of games to support participants to speak with confidence and find their voice. The three weeks will culminate in a virtual performance for friends and family on the final night.

This is the third selected essay from the text, Stammering Pride and Prejudice. Like the author of the previous essay Scary Canary, writer Patrick Campbell had years of speech therapy, striving to be fluent for most of his life. As a student in medical school, he tried tricks to hide his stuttering whenever he spoke.