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The Stuttering Foundation provides a toll-free helpline, free printed and online resources including books, pamphlets, videos, posters, referral services, support and information for people who stutter and their families, and research into the causes of stuttering. [2] Malcolm Fraser's daughter, Jane Fraser, is president of the Foundation.
The Stuttering Foundation, which provides free resources, services and support to people who stutter, defines stuttering as a "communication disorder" in which speech is disrupted by repetitions ...
2010, ISAD 13, People Who Stutter, INSPIRE! 2009, ISAD 12, STUTTERING: More Than a Tangled Tongue; 2008, ISAD 11, Don't Be Afraid of Stuttering; 2007, ISAD 10, Stuttering Awareness: Global Community, Local Activity; 2006, ISAD 9, Don't Talk About Us, Talk With Us; 2005, ISAD 8, Community Vision for Global Action
Stuttering modification therapy, also known as traditional stuttering therapy, [2] was developed by Charles Van Riper between 1936 and 1958. [14] It focuses on reducing the severity of stuttering by changing only the portions of speech in which a person stutters, to make them smoother, shorter, less tense and hard, and less penalizing.
[5] [6] Stuttering pride advocates also highlight environmental barriers for people who stutter, such as voice-automated telephone systems, which may not understand the stuttered voice; time-limited interviews and examinations, which place people who stutter at a disadvantage due to their slower rate of speech; and job requirements around ...
Greek orator Demosthenes practicing oratory at the beach with pebbles in his mouth. Stuttering (alalia syllabaris), also known as stammering (alalia literalis or anarthria literalis), is a speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by involuntary repetitions and prolongations of sounds, syllables, words or phrases, and involuntary silent pauses or blocks during which the person ...
The American Institute for Stuttering is an American nonprofit organization that provides universally affordable speech therapy to people who stutter.The organization, legally known as The American Institute for Stuttering Treatment and Professional Training (AIS), was founded in 1998 by speech-language pathologist Catherine Otto Montgomery in New York, New York.
The British Stammering Association (BSA), trading as Stamma (styled 'STAMMA') since 2019, [3] is a national membership organisation in the United Kingdom for adults and children who stammer, their friends and families, speech and language therapists and other professionals.