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Humor and Stuttering (333)

2012-05-13T11:15:09Z

Today on StutterTalk, The B Team discuss humor and stuttering and much more.

CARYN HERRING, ROISIN MCMANUS, and JOEL KORTE (of the "Stuttertalk B Team") discuss humor as it relates to stuttering. Specifically, they talk about when, if ever, it is OK to laugh at stuttering. The conversation evolves from there and the B Team discusses how others perceive stuttering and how that can affect the person who stutters. Later in the show, Caryn talks about the recent ABC series What Would You Do? which features friend of Stuttertalk Alina Davis.

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Alina appeared on StutterTalk episode 287 with the B Team and Bob "the Expert" Quesal.

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It's Okay to Stutter with Bill Murphy (332)

2012-05-06T05:09:48Z

Bill Murphy joins Peter Reitzes on today's double episode of StutterTalk sharing his expertise on recent stuttering modification discussions on StutterTalk, comments posted at the StutterTalk Facebook page, the work of Joseph Sheehan and much more.

BILL MURPHY MA, CCC-SLP is a speech-language pathologist, a board-recognized fluency specialist at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana and a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Bill has worked for approximately 40 years with children and adults who stutter and is a past member of the Steering Committee of ASHA's Special Interest Division of Fluency and Fluency Disorders.

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During today's episode Bill and Peter discuss clips from these two recent StutterTalk episodes:

Stuttering Modification: Facing The Fear with Dr. Joseph Klein (329)
The Monster Isn't Going Away with Courtney Luckman (330)

Bill and Peter also discuss several audio clips of Joseph Sheehan archived at the Stuttering Homepage in the Voices: Past and Present section.

Be sure and check out Dealing with Shame and Guilt, a wonderful Stuttering Foundation DVD featuring Bill Murphy.

References (book chapters):
Sheehan, J.G. (1975). Conflict theory and avoidance-reduction therapy. In Eisenson, J. (ed), Stuttering: A Second Symposium. New York: Harper and Row.

Sheeham, J.G. (2008). Message to a Stutterer. In Advice to Those Who Stutter. Stuttering Foundation. Memphis: TN

Stuttering Modification: The B Team's Take (331)

2012-04-29T14:05:10Z

Today on StutterTalk, The B Team discuss their experiences with stuttering modification and much more.

CARYN HERRING, ROISIN MCMANUS, and JOEL KORTE (of the "Stuttertalk B Team") discuss stuttering modification in today's episode. In the B Team's typical fashion, the show ends up going in a variety of directions, but ultimately they discuss their experiences with using stuttering modification to manage their stuttering.

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Joel Korte is pictured left.

During today's episode, the B Team mention these two StutterTalk episodes:

Stuttering Modification: Facing The Fear with Dr. Joseph Klein (329)
Fluency Shaping and Stuttering with Dr. Joseph Klein (309)

The Monster Isn't Going Away with Courtney Luckman (330)

2012-04-22T10:23:30Z

Courtney Luckman joins Peter Reitzes to discuss her experiences with stuttering, self help, and stuttering treatment.

During today's episode, Courtney is asked about growing up stuttering, her experience at the Successful Stuttering Management Program (SSMP), starting a local chapter of the National Stuttering Association (NSA), dating, speaking to professors about stuttering, how stuttering impacts learning a second language, being a woman who stutters, working to prevent relapse and much more.

COURTNEY LUCKMAN is a person who stutters, a student at the University of Virginian and recently started a local chapter of the National Stuttering Association, a self help organization, in Charlottesville, VA. Courtney was recently featured in an NBC television news story about her goal of spreading stuttering awareness.

During last week's StutterTalk episode, featured guest Dr. Joseph Klein discusses the SSMP and two major studies published on this stuttering modification based treatment program.

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Stuttering Modification: Facing The Fear with Dr. Joseph Klein (329)

2012-04-15T10:21:32Z

Dr. Joseph Klein joins Peter Reitzes to discuss stuttering modification treatment approaches.

JOSEPH F KLEIN, Ph.D, CCC-SLP is a person who stutters and an assistant professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.

During today's episode, Dr. Klein is asked to review some of the evidence pertaining to stuttering modification treatment approaches, the Successful Stuttering Management Program (SSMP) and much more. Click here for references and suggested readings for this episode.

During the episode Joe and Peter listen to and discuss clips from recent StutterTalk episodes listed below.

Dr. Klein was recently featured on StutterTalk discussing fluency shaping speech therapy for people who stutter.

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Celebrating the Stuttering Foundation’s 65th Anniversary (328)

2012-04-08T09:48:30Z

Jane Fraser, President of the Stuttering Foundation, joins Peter Reitzes to celebrate the Foundation's 65th anniversary and to discuss the Foundation's past, present and future.

Jane Fraser (pictured right speaking with Colin Firth) is president of The Stuttering Foundation, has run the Foundation for more than 30 years and is co-author of If Your Child Stutters : A Guide for Parents now in its 8th edition. Ms. Fraser is asked to discuss some of her favorite Foundation materials, the Foundation's Workshops for professionals, how technology has helped the Foundation reach the public, how the King's Speech has changed the stuttering landscape, will the Foundation publish materials on Lidcombe treatment and much, much more.

If you are looking for a professional to help you or a family member with stuttering, the Stuttering Foundation's national and international referral lists are great resources.

Ms. Fraser was asked about three new exciting Foundation DVD's listed below:

	Evidence-Based Practice and Practice-Based Evidence: Closing the Gap (DVD) Presentation from Oxford Dysfluency Conference 2011 Nan Bernstein Ratner, Ph.D.
	Neurophysiology of Stuttering (DVD) The latest research on the brain Martin Sommer, M.D.
	ADHD and Children Who Stutter (DVD) Presentation from Oxford Dysfluency Conference 2011 Joe Donaher, PhD

Other Stuttering Foundation materials discussed during today's episode include:

Self-Therapy for the Stutterer (tenth edition) by Malcom Fraser
Advice to Those Who Stutter (second edition)
School-Age Child Who Stutters: Working Effectively With Attitudes and Emotions
The Genius of Dean Williams
Stuttering: Basic Clinical Skills
Stuttering: For Kids, By Kids

Be sure and check out Ms. Fraser's previous appearance on StutterTalk - Touching the Hot Stove: Remembering Malcolm Fraser with Jane Fraser (Episode 229).

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Not Avoiding Stuttering with Dylan Reid (327)

2012-04-01T12:06:44Z

Dylan Reid joins Peter Reitzes to talk about his life not avoiding stuttering.

DYLAN REID is a 20 year old sophomore at Appalachian State University (ASU), attends the ASU Boone chapter of the National Stuttering Association and is majoring in marketing with a minor in international business. Dylan is a member of the Appalachian State AHO Rugby Team.

Dylan is asked about his life spent talking openly about stuttering and being raised by his parents not to avoid stuttering or speaking. Dylan is also asked about his views on accommodations in class and his school based speech therapy.

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Caryn's New Stuttering and Listener Emails (326)

2012-03-25T12:42:31Z

The StutterTalk B Team discusses Caryn's new stuttering and some listener emails.

CARYN HERRING and JOEL KORTE of the Stuttertalk "B Team" begin and end the show by discussing some listener emails which relate to the topics of online dating and stuttering at professional events. In the middle of the episode, Caryn talks about a new stuttering pattern she has noticed in her speech over the past few weeks. B-Team co-host ROISIN MCMANUS is away today.

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Tips from the Pros: Pausing and Voluntary Stuttering with Dr. Phil Schneider (325)

2012-03-18T11:31:15Z

Phil Schneider, Ed.D. CCC-SLP, joins Peter Reitzes in this Tips from the Pros edition of StutterTalk to discuss pausing and voluntary stuttering.

During today's episode, Dr. Schneider is asked about how and why to use pausing and voluntary stuttering with older children, teens and adults who stutter. Dr. Schneider discusses how these tools may be used in combination during treatment.

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PHIL SCHNEIDER is a Board Recognized Fluency Specialist, an Associate Professor Emeritus of Communication Disorders at Queens College, has been in private practice for more than 35 years, is an adviser to StutterTalk and with Uri Schneider is creator of the film Going with the Flow: A Guide to Transcending Stuttering.

Tips from the Pros is not speech therapy and is not counseling or coaching. General comments about stuttering may not apply to any particular person who stutters or family member. If you are looking for a professional to help you work on stuttering, two well respected referral lists are:

For more information on pausing and voluntary stuttering, check out these articles by Mr. Reitzes:

Stuttering Modification: Melting the Fears Away with Jai Prakash Sunda (324)

2012-03-11T11:59:22Z

Jai Prakash Sunda joins Peter Reitzes today to discuss his experience using stuttering modification and melting the fears away.

JAI PRAKASH SUNDA, known to his friends as JP, is 27 years old and the current coordinator of The Indian Stammering Association. JP is freelancer in internet technology.

JP discusses how a stuttering modification approach, self help and a determination to change have helped him cope with stuttering. JP discusses using bouncing to stutter on purpose and to work through stuttering moments. Mr. Sunda also discusses how he started a support group chapter for people who stutter in Pune, India.

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Substance Abuse and Stuttering with Nora O'Connor (323)

2012-03-04T16:42:52Z

Nora A. O'Connor joins Peter Reitzes to discuss substance abuse and stuttering.

Nora and Peter discuss Nora's experiences with substance abuse and stuttering, recovery, 12 step programs, the Successful Stuttering Management Program (SSMP), mindfulness and meditation, LGBT issues and Passing Twice, stuttering issues related to girls and women and much more. Nora reads several passages from her forthcoming chapter on substance abuse and stuttering which will be published in 2012.

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NORA A O'CONNOR is a professional social worker, a person who stutters and an adviser to StutterTalk. Nora is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in California and has been involved locally and nationally with self help organizations for people who stutter for over 15 years. Nora has been featured in two stuttering documentaries, Spit It Out (2004) and Right Here, Right Now (PBS, 2000).

Stutter Social with David Resnick (322)

2012-02-26T11:58:44Z

The StutterTalk B Team discusses Stutter Social with David Resnick.

CARYN HERRING, JOEL KORTE, and ROISIN MCMANUS (the "Stuttertalk "B Team") interview David Resnick of Stutter Social in today's episode. Stutter Social connects people who stutter through Google+ Hangouts. The B Team asks David a myriad of questions that revolve around this wonderful self-help resource that David created with Daniele Rossi from Stuttering is Cool. Some of the music heard on today's show is from David's band, The Beams.

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Mindfulness in Stuttering Treatment (321)

2012-02-19T13:30:26Z

Michael P. Boyle joins Peter Reitzes to discuss mindfulness in stuttering treatment.

During today's episode Michael Boyle is asked about his article titled Mindfulness training in stuttering therapy: a tutorial for speech-language pathologists published in the Journal of Fluency Disorders in 2011. Michael discusses mindfulness, how mindfulness may be used in stuttering treatment, the evidence base regarding mindfulness in stuttering treatment and much more. Join the conversation at the StutterTalk Facebook group.

Michael Boyle is a person who stutters, a speech-language pathologist, leader of the Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Stuttering Association and is currently finishing a Ph.D. program in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at The Pennsylvania State University. Michael’s research focuses on social aspects of stuttering including stigma and bullying in people who stutter, as well as predictors of psychological well-being and resilience among people who stutter.

REFERENCES from today's episode:

Boyle, M. P. (2011). Mindfulness training in stuttering therapy: A tutorial for speech-language pathologists. Journal of Fluency Disorders, 36, 122–129.
De Veer, S., Brouwers, A., Evers, W. & Tomic, W.(2009). A pilot study of the psychological impact of the mindfulness-based stress-reduction program on people who stutter. European Psychotherapy, 9, 39-56.
Plexico, L.W., & Sandage, M.J. (2011). A mindful approach to stuttering intervention. Perspectives on Fluency and Fluency Disorder, 23, 43-49.
Silverman, E.M. (2011). What to expect from mindfulness. International Stuttering Awareness Day Online Conference.

Cognitive Restructuring, Good Counseling and Stuttering (320)

2012-02-12T12:48:13Z

Dr. Walter Manning joins Peter Reitzes to discuss cognitive restructuring, good counseling, stuttering treatment and much more.

During today's episode Dr. Manning discusses three goals of stuttering treatment:

Increasing fluency and decreasing stuttering
Improving the ability to communicate, and
Developing greater autonomy (agency).

To achieve these therapy goals, Dr. Manning considers four principles:

"Move toward rather than away from the problem
Assume responsibility for taking action
Restructure the cognitive view of the self and the problem
Recruit the support of others."

Manning discusses the importance for people who stutter to "change some of their core constructs about themselves and their ability to communicate" and the "need to increase the meaningfulness of their fluent speaker role over the dominant role as a person who stutters."

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Dr. WALTER MANNING, Ph.D. is a professor and Associate Dean in the School of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology at The University of Memphis. Dr. Manning is a Board Recognized Fluency Specialist, a fellow of American Speech-Language Hearing Association, an adviser to StutterTalk, has published more than 90 articles in a variety of professional journals and since 1997 has been an associate editor for The Journal of Fluency Disorders. The third edition of his text Clinical Decision Making in Fluency Disorders was published in 2010 and is my personal, favorite treatment centered textbook.

REFERENCES from today's episode:

Drewery, W., Winslade, J., & Monk, G. (2000). Resisting the dominating story: Toward a deeper understanding of narrative therapy. In R. A. Neimeyer, & J. D. Raskin (Eds.), Constructions of disorder (pp. 243–264). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Jezer, M. (1997). Stuttering: A Life Bound Up in Words. New York, NY. Basic Books.

Manning, W. H. (2010). Clinical decision making in fluency disorders (3rd ed.). Clifton Park, NY: Delmar CENGAGE Learning.

Monk, G., Winslade, J., Crocket, K., & Epston, D. (1997). Narrative therapy in practice: The archaeology of hope. San Francisco: Jossey Bass

Stuttering at Professional Events (319)

2012-02-05T13:07:19Z

The StutterTalk B Team discuss stuttering when attending professional events and Joel's recent engagement. Congratulations Joel! Joel announces a new Teens Who Stutter support chapter in Minneapolis, MN.

CARYN HERRING and JOEL KORTE (of the "Stuttertalk "B Team") discuss Joel's recent experience at the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) show in Anaheim, California and overarching strategies revolving around stuttering at professional events. In addition, they talk about Joel's recent engagement to his fiance, Kelly. B Team co-host ROISIN MCMANUS was away today and will be back for the next B Team episode.

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Contact the B Team at bteam@stuttertalk.com. The B Team episodes are archived here.

Stuttering Analogies (318)

2012-01-29T13:27:30Z

Robert Quesal joins Peter Reitzes to discuss analogies used to describe stuttering and stuttering treatment.

Today Bob and Peter discuss analogies that people use to describe the nature and treatment of stuttering. In many cases, we have no way of knowing the exact origin of each analogy discussed because many are widely used and often similar in meaning. Bob and Peter begin by discussing the famous stuttering iceberg analogy and proceed to discuss many, many more analogies listed below.

Thanks to all the StutterTalk listeners and friends who shared their analogies with StutterTalk! We regret not being able to discuss all of the interesting analogies sent to us.

ROBERT W. QUESAL, Ph.D., CCC-SLP is a professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Western Illinois University, a person who stutters, a board recognized fluency specialist and a fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Bob is also a much valued member of the StutterTalk advisory Council.

Listed below are links to articles, books or web pages which discuss some of the analogies mentioned in today's episode. Please note that StutterTalk is not making a determination of where each analogy originated - we are simply providing some links to read about the analogies.

Joseph Sheehan (1970) –the stuttering iceberg
Wendell Johnson (1950s)– the analogy of the six blind men
Eugene B. Cooper (1974; 1977) - stuttering and alcoholism and A nderson & Felsenfeld (2003)
Larry Molt - pimple analogy
Nan Bernstein Ratner (2005) - "the familiar analogy of the drunk seeking his keys only under the lamppost"
Yaruss, Coleman & Hammer (2006) - bucket analogy
Woody Starkweather (1998) - "the cure is worse than the disease"
Walter Manning (1999) - Navy SEAL analogy
Kristin Pelczarski (2008) - grapefruit and covert stuttering

We discussed analogies posted at the StutterTalk Facebook group including:

Lisette Wesseling - the chocolate teapot and strict fluency shaping analogy
Mark Bulger - the man with a switch and stuttering analogy
Simon Richardson - "luency is as slippery as a dog in wet tile"
Ari Gershonovitch - stuttering and the broken transmission analogy
Steve Marchant - stuttering and the tangled extension cord
Elliot Olds - the "chinese finger trap, walking across a beam high above the ground (when it'd be trivial to walk across the same beam if it were on the ground), floating in the water on your back (once you start thinking you're sinking, you start thrashing around which keeps you from floating)"
Voon Pang's student - slowing down and the band aid analogy
Ruth Mead - stuttering, speech and the windmill analogy

We also discussed:

stuttering and taking an inventory in a burning house analogy (Quesal)
stuttering and being poked while writing analogy (Yaruss)
choosing a stuttering treatment similar to choosing a Mexican restaurant (Reitzes)
stuttering being like an onion (sent to StutterTalk by Rozie Matthews)
stuttering and pornography analogy
stuttering and weight loss analogy
pull outs as an emergency break

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Twin Cities TWST (a group for teens who stutter) in Minneapolis, MN

2012-01-28T13:09:00Z

Twin Cities TWST (a group for Teens Who Stutter)
in Minneapolis, Minnesota

TWST are National Stuttering Association (NSA)
support chapters.

Click here for a list of adult, children
and TWST support chapters offered by the NSA.

New Minneapolis Teen Group: A newly formed support group for teenagers who stutter in Minneapolis is offered throughout the school year at six‐week intervals. We focus on the emotional, social and cognitive aspects of stuttering. The teen group typically meets early on Sunday afternoons (1:00 to 2:30). We plan to alternate discussion-centered meetings with social outings in the community. Food is typically provided, thanks to a generous donor.

The next Minneapolis TWST meeting is Saturday, March 4th.

E-mail addresses of Minneapolis TWST chapter leaders:
    Erin Bodner - bodnerspeech@gmail.com
    Joel Korte - joelkorte@gmail.com
    Linda R. Hinderscheit - hinde001@umn.edu

Phone number: 612-624-8590 (L. Hinderscheit)
FAX: 612-624-7586

Address: Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences:

               115 Shevlin Hall
              164 Pillsbury Dr. SE
              Minneapolis, MN 55455

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Stuttering: It Gets Better (317)

2012-01-22T12:42:00Z

Jordon Smith, StutterTalk's volunteer graphic designer, joins Peter Reitzes to discuss his life with stuttering.

Jordon Smith is 31 years old, is a person who stutters, and lives and works in Milwaukee Wisconsin. Jordon has a degree from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design and has been working as a graphic designer for over 6 years. Jordan has designed the StutterTalk logo and the StutterTalk B Team logo. Jordon discusses his childhood, speech therapy over the years, using the SpeechEasy device and much more. For more information on the device, check out StutterTalk's three part series and video on the SpeechEasy.

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Self-Advertising with the B Team (316)

2012-01-15T00:13:08Z

The StutterTalk B Team discuss self-advertising and stuttering.

CARYN HERRING, JOEL KORTE, and ROISIN MCMANUS (the "Stuttertalk "B Team") do an "old school" B Team episode and get caught up on each others' lives. Joel talks about going to a trade show for work next week where he will be talking (and stuttering) for a lengthy amount of time. Roisin talks about some uncertainties regarding going back to graduate school which evolves into a conversation about self advertising, and Caryn discusses the latest happenings with her job. Lastly, they talk about their New Year's resolutions.

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Contact the B Team at bteam@stuttertalk.com. The B Team episodes are archived here.

Stuttering: Tips from the Pros (the Freezing Edition - ep. 315)

2012-01-08T01:31:04Z

Robert Quesal joins Peter Reitzes for this Tips from the Pros edition on freezing and stuttering.

Tips from the Pros is not speech therapy, is not instruction and is not coaching. General comments about stuttering may not apply to any particular person who stutters. If you are looking for a professional to help you work on stuttering, two well respected referral lists are:

Email comments to stuttertalk@stuttertalk.com or call 206-666-5340

Fluency Shaping and Stuttering with the B Team (314)

2012-01-02T02:46:07Z

The StutterTalk B Team bring in the New Year by discussing stuttering and fluency shaping.

CARYN HERRING, JOEL KORTE, and ROISIN MCMANUS (the "Stuttertalk "B Team") do a spin-off of episode 309 and give their take on Fluency Shaping therapy. They discuss their experiences receiving fluency shaping therapy and what they believe was helpful and not helpful about this type of therapy. In addition, Joel analyzes the type of speech typically associated with this type of therapy, and if that can truly be considered "fluency." Lastly, they discuss the reality of trying to use a speaking strategy all of the time.

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Contact the B Team at bteam@stuttertalk.com. The B Team episodes are archived here.

FRIENDS Stuttering Conference - North Carolina: March 3, 2012

2011-12-26T23:17:00Z

Friends: The National Association for Young People Who Stutter,
The Stuttering Foundation of America and
the Wake County Public School Speech and Language Department
Present:

CHILDREN, TEENS AND ADULTS
WHO STUTTER:
Families, Professionals and Friends
Working Together

click here for information and brochure

Saturday March 3, 2012

9:30am – 4:00 pm
Cary, North Carolina

Predictions for 2012 with the Stuttering Brain (311)

2011-12-25T12:19:53Z

Dr. Tom Weidig, the brain behind the Stuttering Brain blog, joins Peter Reitzes to discuss his five stuttering predictions for 2012. Dr. Weidig predicts that:

1. A Dutch study (or the findings) due out soon will show no difference between Lidcombe treatment for preschoolers and a Demands and Capacities treatment approach.

2. More input from mainstream scientists on stuttering research relating to genes and biochemistry.

3. More trials on drugs but nothing much happening.

4. Discussions on blogs and podcasts might switch more to social media, especially Facebook.

5. The results from the large long-term Phase IIb trial on Pagoclone will be released. They will show that the control group (who took a placebo pill) show significant improvements. The study of this effect will force us to reconsider all outcome studies ever done and compare them to the control groups' improvements.

Dr. Weidig also reviews the predictions he made at the very end of 2010 for 2011.

Join the conversation at the StutterTalk Facebook group.

For more information on Lidcombe stuttering treatment, listeners may wish to listen to these StutterTalk podcasts:

An Evidence Based Discussion of the Lidcombe Treatment Program for Preschoolers Who Stutter with Dr. Nan Bernstein Ratner (Episode 246)

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

The Lidcombe Program for Preschool Children Who Stutter with Dr. Rosalee Shenker

Stuttering: Tips from the Pros (Parents Edition; ep. 313)

2011-12-18T08:31:52Z

Phil Schneider, Ed.D. CCC-SLP joins Peter Reitzes to discuss tips for parents to build confidence in children who stutter.

Today Dr. Schneider discusses two principles for building confidence and self esteem in children who stutter. The two principles are:

Principle # 1 - Good Listening = Good Loving - How can we be great listeners, and

Principle # 2 - Honor the essence of the child’s message

PHIL SCHNEIDER is a Board Recognized Fluency Specialist, an Associate Professor Emeritus of Communication Disorders at Queens College and has been in private practice for more than 35 years. Phil is responsible for creating perhaps the two finest documentaries on stuttering available today:

Also check out some recently posted extra footage from Dr. Schneider's films here.

The Stuttering Foundation's referral list, and

Board Recognized Fluency Specialists' referral list

Dating a Stutterer (310)

2011-12-11T05:19:44Z

The StutterTalk B Team talk about stuttering and dating.

CARYN HERRING, JOEL KORTE, and ROISIN MCMANUS (the "Stuttertalk "B Team") talk with Joel's girlfriend, Kelly, in today's episode. They discuss a variety of issues in regards to dating a person who stutters, as well as Kelly's experience going to the National Stuttering Association annual conference in Fort Worth, Texas this past summer.

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Contact the B Team at bteam@stuttertalk.com. The B Team episodes are archived here.

Fluency Shaping and Stuttering with Dr. Joseph Klein (309)

2011-12-04T16:14:22Z

Joseph Klein joins Peter Reitzes to discuss fluency shaping and stuttering.

JOSEPH F KLEIN, Ph.D, CCC-SLP is a person who stutters and an assistant professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.

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These articles were mentioned during today's show:

Franken, C. F., Boves, L., Peter, H. F. M., & Webster, R. L. (1992). Perceptual evaluation of the speech before and after fluency shaping therapy. Journal of Fluency Disorders, 17, 223–241.

Kalinowski, J., Noble, S., Armson, J., & Stuart, A. (1994). Naturalness ratings of the pretreatment and posttreatment speech of adults with mild and severe stuttering. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 3, 65-70.

Onslow, M., Costa, L., Andrews, C., Harrison, E. & Packman, A. (1996). Speech outcomes of a Prolonged-Speech Treatment for stuttering. Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 39, 734-749.

Perkins, W. H. (2000, April). Article published in Letting Go, a publication of the National Stuttering Association. (scroll to the bottom of the page for the article)

Starkweather, W. (1998, October 1). Relapse: A misnomer? Paper presented at the 1998 International Stuttering Awareness Day Online Conference.

Stuttering: Should We Accommodate Silence? (308)

2011-11-26T23:27:36Z

The StutterTalk B Team weighs in on accommodating students who stutter.

CARYN HERRING, JOEL KORTE, and ROISIN MCMANUS (the "Stuttertalk "B Team") do a follow up to episode 307 (Stuttering: Accommodating College Students). The B Team give their take on accommodations and stuttering by taking a student-orientated approach. They talk about accommodations for younger children who stutter by creating a stutter-friendly environment and the dangers of "accommodating silence." Lastly, they talk about college students and potential accommodations that might be appropriate for them.

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Contact the B Team at bteam@stuttertalk.com. The B Team episodes are archived here.

Stuttering: Tips from the Pros (Thanksgiving Edition; ep. 312)

2011-11-20T12:17:18Z

Robert Quesal joins Peter Reitzes to discuss general tips for thinking about stuttering during the Thanksgiving holiday. Tips include talking openly about stuttering with family and friends, putting the listener at ease, sharing recent stuttering experiences, facing family dynamics, not beating yourself up, voluntary stuttering and much more.

Tips from the Pros is a new StutterTalk series. These will be short episodes focused on sharing stuttering tips that have helped many. Tips from the Pros is not speech therapy, is not instruction and is not coaching. General comments about stuttering may not apply to any particular person who stutters. If you are looking for a professional to help you work on stuttering, two well respected referral lists are:

Email comments to stuttertalk@stuttertalk.com or call 206-666-5340