16 Feb 2011
Passing as Fluent and Stuttering Openly (260)
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Sara MacIntyre joins Peter Reitzes to discuss her experience as a former covert stutterer. This is the second episode in a series focusing on people who stutter who have been able to pass as fluent. Sara discusses how she went from passing as a fluent speaker to stuttering openly. As Ms. MacIntyre explains during the show, she made the decision to stop living a secret life.
SARA MACINTYRE is a person who stutters and is currently a post- baccalaureate student in Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Pittsburgh. Sara plans to begin graduate school in Speech-Language Pathology this fall. Ms. MacIntyre earned her Bachelor degree in Finance from Lehigh University in 2009 and worked in Washington D.C. for an investment consulting firm after graduation. She is an active member of her National Stuttering Association chapter in Pittsburgh.
6 Jul 2012
Stuttering Courage at the NSA with Sara MacIntyre (345)
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Sara MacIntyre joins Peter Reitzes to discuss the 29th Annual Conference of the National Stuttering Association (NSA) in St. Petersburg, Florida.
SARA MACINTYRE is a person who stutters and is currently getting her Master’s Degree in speech-language pathology at the University of Pittsburgh. During today’s episode, Sara discusses an open mic event at the NSA in which a gentleman shared he had been passing as fluent for about 50 years. Sara discussed spending time with stuttering friends, workshops she is facilitating at the upcoming FRIENDS conference and much more.