The research web site Pursuit, run by the University of Melbourne, has published an article about the genetics of stuttering. Researchers have linked a newly discovered gene to persistent stuttering into adulthood – giving hope to those with severe speech disorders.

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.

 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.

There were many highlights of our CSA 2023 Conference at the beautiful Lord Elgin Hotel in downtown Ottawa!  

The Banquet Dinner

On Saturday night November 4 2023, the Banquet Dinner of the Canadian Stuttering Association took place.

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.