Felix Skinner

UPDATE: Laughter's Voice camp has been postponed until 2015.

For many years, the discussion of personal feelings was not considered to be part of treatment for people who stutter.

Elaine Houston is a documentary film producer covering topics on women’s issues. Her new documentary, "She’s Bloc…king", has just been released.

As part of our redevelopment including a new revitalized web presence, the Canadian Stuttering Association is seeking a e-Newsletter designer/administrator.

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.

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.

Meet the Laughter’s Voice team! Find out what our dream is for children who stutter. Learn about Camp Mansfield and what kids can expect. Ask questions and meet other parents whose kids stutter!

Saturday, March 15th, 2014.

11am-12pm, Richmond Hill Central Library, Room A, 1 Atkinson St, Richmond Hill, Ontario

Sunday, March 16th, 2014.

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.

A review of the paper: The Effectiveness of intensive, group therapy for teenagers who stutter by Jane Fry, Sharon Millard and Willie Botte

One of our readers has submitted the following essay for publication. Do you want to tell your story about stuttering?