International Stuttering Awareness Day (October 22) began in 1998, spear-headed by Michael Sugarman, Oakland, California. ISAD recognizes the growing alliance between speech-language professionals and consumers, who are learning from each other and working together to share, give support, and educate … Continue reading →
The “D” Word Recently I learned that the number of college students with speech based disabilities seeking Accommodations* in college has decreased. My guess is that it isn’t because of the lack of the need for accommodations or because they … Continue reading →
Adults need recess time too! As a kid I loved to make things and play. I spent hours making house, building towns, making food, towns, and fun. Just the idea of “play” makes me smile. What does play do? It … Continue reading →
Isolated thoughts about being a psychotherapist who is also a person who stutters I tell some clients that I am a stutterer. As in life, I have never worked out exactly how and when to do so. The topic usually … Continue reading →
Reframing the Stuttering Iceberg As a mental health counselor who stutters, I believe I have insights that I don’t always see represented in counseling theories that are supposed to describe the stuttering experience. I have always found Dr. Joseph Sheehan’s description … Continue reading →
As I grew up as a young boy who stuttered, it was a different time in the world. The Internet did not yet exist. There were no organizations yet like the NSA or Friends. My parents had to go it … Continue reading →
I often hear the phrase: “listen to what I say, not how I say it” used among people in the stuttering community. For me, this phrase always brings up a specific memory from my senior year in college. I was … Continue reading →
Self-Regulation and Balance We are often walking through experiences that bring up self-doubt and anxiety. Conceptualize experiences with anxiety and self-doubt where our Self-Regulation and Balance have been at their highest and lowest. Walking along the line of “overwhelm” shows … Continue reading →
Nick Weaver is a proud person who stutters who is a part of the Delta Blue Jean Company. This summer Nick was the keynote speaker at the conference of Friends: the National Organization for Young People Who Stutter in Raleigh, … Continue reading →
The Monday Modalities post for today is an excerpt from another ISAD 2015 paper. Loryn McGill, MS CCC-SLP and Nora O’Connor, LCSW wrote Self Advocacy; How to Help without Hindering. This is an example of how a Speech Language Pathologist … Continue reading →
