Podcast featuring Laughter's Voice camp co-founders

Author
Lisa Wilder

The co-founders of the proposed upcoming camp for kids who stutter in Ontario are interviewed on Daniele Rossi's Stuttering is Cool podcast site. Andrea Skinner and her son Felix describe why they started the camp and what campers can expect from it. They deal with some technical recording mishaps due to being outside in the cold weather, but it is a fun and informative interview. Andrea makes a great point about the speech therapists who participate in the camp: that it is important for them to have the chance to see the children in a non-clinical environment.

Researchers clarify position on stuttering treatment for children

Author
Lisa Wilder
Australian researchers Ann Packman and Mark Onslow have published a letter in the journal The Asha Leader, clarifying a letter regarding research done in 2013. The study examined stuttering in preschool children and the application of speech therapy such as the Lidcombe program, and was reported on by this website.

David and Goliath

Author
Lisa Wilder
david and goliath

In his latest book, David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits and the Art of Battling Giants, the well-known Canadian journalist Malcolm Gladwell unveils some biased beliefs commonly held