Calgary Support Group is now the Prairie Online Support Group!

The CSA's longest-running regional chapter, the Calgary Support Group, is now the Prairie Support Group. Established in 2019, the group provides a safe, supportive environment for those who stutter to share challenges, skills, and triumphs. The Prairie Support Group is geared towards people who stutter (and those who support them) across the prairie provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. That said, the group continues to welcome people who stutter across Canada and internationally. Meetings take place online every Tuesday from 8:30-9:30 p.m. (EST). 

Scholar who Stutters Writes Young Adult Novel

Lisa Wilder

Tess Casher is a young Canadian Rhodes Scholar who moved to England last year to attend Oxford University. A person who stutters, she has written a Young Adult book about a teen girl who also stutters. The novel, Sleuths in Skates, is a delightful and highly readable book suitable for ages 8-16. The protagonist, Ingrid Nielsen, is a fourteen year old girl whose family has moved from B.C. to a small Ontario town.

A Magic Moment

Don McLean
Previously, Don McLean very briefly described how he no longer stutters. His latest article flushes out in more detail how that ecstatic ending came to be, some time at the end of November 1971.

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.

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.

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