My name is David Liu, and I’m joining the Board of Directors as the Conference and Event Planning Coordinator. Once I learn the ropes, I’ll be leading the planning and execution of the CSA’s Let’s Talk Events and annual conferences.
Late Onset Stuttering: Research Questionnaire
This study, by Alhanoof Sahrah, a speech-language pathologist and a doctoral student at the University of Reading, aims to gather crucial information about Late-Onset Stuttering (LOS) through an online questionnaire. By "late-onset stuttering," we refer to stuttering that occurs later in life (at 18 or above) due to significant psychological trauma, stress, or stuttering that appears for no known reason. The questionnaire covers the causes of LOS, recovery experiences, and perspectives on therapy.
Donations Exceed $15,000 Goal!
It is with heartfelt gratitude that the CSA Board of Directors announces that we not only reached our $15,000 goal in donations for our Conference and beyond, but we raised a grand total of $17,150!!!&
Congratulations Rhea Bhalla, the CSA 2023 Award Winner!
The CSA is extremely happy to announce this year’s recipient of our CSA Award: Rhea Bhalla! Rhea Bhalla is a first-year student at the University of Manitoba and a person who stutters. Rhea is an exceptional volunteer with the CSA who founded (at the age of 14 no less) and continues to lead the CSA Calgary Support Group. In addition, she also leads the CSA Online Youth Support Group and is active with the Family and Youth Programming at our CSA Conferences. Rhea is passionate about disability advocacy and supports the stuttering community through volunteering.
Making Change: My Story and the CSA Conference
I am a person who stutters, and I’ve stuttered since I could first speak. When I was much younger, I was hardly even aware I had a speech disability. My parents assumed my difficulty speaking was just a phase I would grow out of, and I didn’t really think about my stutter at all. One day in first grade, everything changed. I remember a school project where I had to present a report in front of the entire class with my friend. There was a point where I began to stumble over my words — stuttering and blocking — and at one point I was unable to say anything at all.
CSA Conference 2023 Success!
There were many highlights of our CSA 2023 Conference at the beautiful Lord Elgin Hotel in downtown Ottawa!
The Day I was Finally Heard: 52 years Later
The Banquet Dinner
On Saturday night November 4 2023, the Banquet Dinner of the Canadian Stuttering Association took place.
The CSA Conference changed my Daughter’s Life
Photo: Cynthianna, age 10, with Eeva Stierwalt, CSA National Coordinator
My name is Cynthia and I am a Mother of two children who stutter: Nathdaniel, age 17 and Cynthianna, age 10.
When they were small children, we didn’t know what they had, They both had trouble speaking and had a stutter. There is no speech therapist (SLP) in our community. There was also a lack of resources in our community to help my kids and eventually we had to go privately with an SLP (Anny Dubé) in a nearby city.
Become the Inspiration
I’ve been stuttering since I was 2. My mom says that she first noticed it when she got me a pink toy kitchen for Christmas. I was so excited, I couldn’t even speak.
So basically, I’ve been stuttering for pretty much my entire life. I didn’t really ever think very much of it. I wasn’t self conscious about my stutter, it was just part of who I was.
Studies Show... Conferences are Awesome!
It's no secret that peer support, and opportunities to meet and interact with one another, in both social and educational environments, are beneficial for people who stutter. Worldwide, tens of thousands of people who stutter attend support groups and conferences. What is shown empirically, through research and study, about the nature of these encounters and their advantages?