Checking in with the B Team (283)

The B Team catches up on stuttering and their lives.

CARYN HERRING, JOEL KORTE, and ROISIN MCMANUS (the Stuttertalk “B Team”) discuss the latest happenings in their life in this episode. First, Roisin talks about how stuttering experiences have brought her wisdom in areas of life unrelated to stuttering and Joel follows this up by talking about “being OK” with taking a break from working on stuttering.  Caryn finishes up the show by talking about her experiences at a recent Our Time production and at the American Institute for Stuttering’s annual Gala.

A Mother’s Experience with Lidcombe Treatment for Stuttering (282)

Aixa Kalhan from China joins Peter Reitzes to discuss her experience using Lidcombe Treatment with her child who stutters.

 

Fluency: The Expectation is Too High (281)

Lesley Kodom-Baah joins Peter Reitzes to discuss stuttering, fluency and much more.

The Monster Study (280)

Gary Rentschler

Gary J. Rentschler joins Peter Reitzes to discuss stuttering, the Tudor Study (sometimes referred to as the “Monster Study”) and Wendell Johnson and Mary Tudor.

Dr. Gary Rentschler, Ph.D. CCC-SLP is a Board-Recognized Specialist in Fluency Disorders and serves as Clinic Director at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, where he also directs the Stuttering Therapy specialty clinic.  His interests lie in the psychodynamic aspects inherent in treating stuttering. Gary teaches graduate courses in stuttering, professional ethics and legal issues in speech pathology.  He has been recognized as Speech Pathologist of the Year by the National Stuttering Association.

Isabella from Our Time Talks about Stuttering (279)