This article first appeared in the Spring 2011 issue of CSA Voices. Photos by John G. Meadows.

This article first appeared in the Spring 2011 issue of CSA Voices.

This article first appeared in the Spring 2011 issue of CSA Voices.

So often, we pass judgments on people by our first impressions of them, often without giving it a second thought. But how often do we take the time to look beyond our first  impressions of someone? How often do we make the effort to engage with someone even after the first impression of them may not have been what we expected or desired?

This article is a review of Gerald Maguire's Without Hesitation: Speaking to the Silence and the Science of Stuttering first appeared in the Spring 2011 issue of CSA Voices.

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The CSA conference that took place August 19th-20th was a success.

This article was recently featured on a web blog, Words Fail Me, at the Psychology Today website. Reprinted with permission. Photos by David Alpuche. The author, Aman Kumar, attended the National Stuttering Association Conference in Ft. Worth, Texas in July.

Daniele Rossi is a CSA Board member and a frequent contributor to the CSA website and newsletter. He recently attended the National Stuttering Association conference in Ft. Worth, Texas.

You can now register on-line through PayPal for the CSA Conference in Vancouver of this year. This two day conference is a great opportunity to meet other people who stutter and speech-language pathologists, to learn about issues surrounding stuttering, and to share your own thoughts with others who understand and know what you're going through.

Our self help group continues to grow and expand as we now have a regular meeting location in a community centre in the west end of the city.