8 Oct 2017

Should Speech-Language Pathologists Treat People Who Stutter? (Part Two with Rodney Gabel, Ep. 630)

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Rodney Gabel

Rodney Gabel joins Peer Reitzes to discuss if speech-language pathologists (SLPs) should continue to evaluate and treat people who stutter.

Dr. Gabel is asked to consider if individualized education programs (IEPs) related to stuttering should have warning labels, how to improve services for people who stutter, if there is evidence that school based speech therapy, in general, helps people who stutter and much more.

This is episode two in a series on the topic. Craig Coleman discussed the topic last week on StutterTalk.

Rodney Gabel is a professor at the University of Toledo. He is a speech-language pathologist, a board certified specialist in fluency disorders, and directs the Northwest Ohio Stuttering Clinic. Dr. Gabel is an active researcher who has published his research and presented his work work in a variety of venues. Dr. Gabel is also a person who stutters and an advocate for adults and children who stutter. Rod is Vice Chair of the Executive Board of the American Board of Fluency and Fluency Disorders speaking on his own behalf.

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2 Oct 2017

Should Speech-Language Pathologists Treat People Who Stutter? (Part One with Craig Coleman, Ep. 629)

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Craig Coleman, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-F

Craig Coleman joins Peter Reitzes to discuss if speech-language pathologists (SLPs) should continue to evaluate and treat people who stutter.

The house is on fire – are we smelling the smoke?

Craig Coleman, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-F is an assistant professor at Marshall University and a Board-Certified Specialist in fluency Disorders. Mr. Coleman is currently serving as coordinator of ASHA SIG 4 (Fluency). Craig is an adjunct instructor at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Co-Director of the Stuttering U summer program for children who stutter, their families, and SLPs.

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28 Sep 2017

Serving Your Country and Stuttering (Ep. 628)

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Navy Midshipman Matthew White

Matthew White joins Peter Reitzes to discuss being a person who stutters in ROTC who is preparing for giving orders as an officer.

Matthew White is a student at North Carolina State University and a Navy Midshipman in the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) at NC State. Matthew has stuttered for a long time and began speech therapy recently to prepare for giving orders as an officer.

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17 Sep 2017

Stuttering Identity (Ep. 627)

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Brian Hamrick

Brian Hamrick joins Peter Reitzes to discuss identifying as a person who stutters, growing up and out of stuttering, using rate control and syncopation to manage stuttering and so much more.

Brian Hamrick is a 41 year old father, husband, writer, product manager, guitar player, reader, Boy Scout Den leader, and music enthusiast. He graduated from Ursinus College with a BA in English Literature, Honors in Creative Writing. He worked through multiple speech issues in his childhood, from stuttering to annunciation/pronunciation issues (and a heavy New York accent).

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Brian’s speech therapy notebook from childhood
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28 Aug 2017

Make Friends with Your Stutter (Ep. 626)

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Dr. Frederick Murray, pictured from 2010 on his first StutterTalk appearance

Fred Murray joins Peter Reitzes to discuss the importance of making friends with your stutter and a lifetime of stuttering experience.

Dr. Frederick Murray is a 91 year old person who stutters, a retired speech-language pathologist and retired professor from the University of New Hampshire. Dr. Murray has lectured on stuttering across the globe in English, French and Spanish. Dr. Murray is the author of the highly acclaimed autobiography – A Stutterer’s Story – published by the Stuttering Foundation. Dr. Murray first appeared on StutterTalk in 2010 on episode 218.

The videos embedded below are from Fred’s 2010 StutterTalk appearance.

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12 Aug 2017

Acceptance Has No Finish Line (Ep. 625)

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Cole Oehlers

Cole Oehlers joins Peter Reitzes to discuss a refreshing look at stuttering acceptance, trumpet stuttering, music and stuttering and the future of self help for people who stutter. Mr. Oehlers shares about being bullied as a child and suggests that one helpful response is to provide children who are bullied with older mentors in the schools. Special thanks to Lee Caggiano and FRIENDS for recommending Cole to StutterTalk!

Cole Oehlers is a 22 year old person who stutters from the Twin Cities area of Minnesota. Cole is a performing trumpet player and private music teacher. Cole is also an avid deep thinker and has recently began dedicating his time to better understand the state and struggles of the stuttering community. Cole’s plays in the band Trapper Schoepp.

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Links to Announcements: 

  • The first annual Don’t Tell Me to “Slow Down” 5K run/walk will occur on Oct 22nd, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. at Wake Med Soccer Park in Cary, NC to benefit the National Stuttering Association (NSA) and raise awareness about stuttering. You are invited to participate in this important cause on International Stuttering Awareness Day.
  • There is a new public speaking group in the Durham/Raleigh area of North Carolina which focuses on acceptance and decreasing avoidance behaviors rather than fluency.
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