JANE FRASER 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’s StutterTalk interviews are archived here.
ROISIN MCMANUS and JOEL KORTE (of the StutterTalk B Team) interview MICHAEL TURNER about the documentary he is producing titled The Way We Talk. Some of the topics covered in the interview are the purpose of the documentary, Michael’s artistic vision and growing up with a brother who stutters.
Michael is currently raising funds for the project via his kickstarter page. Michael can be contacted at thewaywetalkmovie@gmail.com
Jamie Mahurin Smith, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, joins Peter Reizes to discuss her recently published study with Nicoline G. Ambrose in the Journal of Communication Disorders titled “Breastfeeding may protect against persistent stuttering.” In their study, the researcher’s found that “increased breastfeeding duration reduces the odds that a child’s stuttering will persist.”
JAMIE MAHURIN SMITH, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is a researcher, speech-language pathologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Illinois State University.
Corey Caporale joins Peter Reitzes to discuss Bike/Hike 670 which is raising both stuttering awareness and funds for Camp Our Time scholarships. Corey has embarked upon a 670 mile biking and hiking adventure from Chicago, Illinois, to Camp Our Time, in Hendersonville, North Carolina.
COREY CAPORALE serves on Our Time Theatre’s Board of Directors, created Bike/Hike 670 which is a fundraising initiative for Camp Our Time scholarships, and works and lives in Chicago with his wife and two kids. Corey is a person who stutters and over time has learned to embrace his speech rather than fight it.
During this episode, Peter mentions Stutter Across America which was “a mobile stuttering awareness tour and mobile support group” that facilitated 8 workshops in 2002 across the United States. Peter was one of the co-faciltators.
Barry Yeoman joins Peter Reitzes to discuss the questions is StutterTalk making a difference and is StutterTalk biased?
Background:
In May of 2013, StutterTalk published two episodes (Ep. 398 and Ep. 399) in which Mr. Reitzes interviewed five people who received treatment at the Hollins Communications Research Institute (HCRI). Mr. Reitzes also interviewed Dr. Ronald Webster, Founder and President of HCRI. Mr. Reitzes asked Dr. Webster about the data and marketing statement on HCRI’s website which stated that “98% recommend HCRI to others who stutter.” Mr. Reitzes pointed out that as far as back as 1997, HCRI reported on their website that “98% said they would recommend it [Hollins treatment] to other stutterers.” Mr. Reitzes also pointed out that in 1997 HCRI reported having served more than 3,900 people who stutter. It was noted that by 2013 HCRI reported having served more than 6,100 people. Mr. Reitzes stated that it is uncanny that for 16 consecutive years, with the addition of thousands of new clients, the 98% recommendation rate had not fluctuated.
Update (Today’s Episode):
During today’s episode (Ep. 414), it is reported that sometime after publishing StutterTalk episodes 398 and 399, HCRI changed their website by removing the marketing statement on the main page which proclaimed that “98% recommend HCRI to others who stutter.” This is what the main page of the HCRI website looked like in May 2013 and this is what the HCRI website looked like in June 2013. Peter and Barry discuss the significance of HCRI’s recent change to their website and go on to discuss bias in reporting.
Bios:
BARRY YEOMAN is a respected journalist, a person who stutters, an advisor to StutterTalk and a long-time participant in self-help organizations for people who stutter. Barry’s in-depth reporting has appeared in numerous publication including the New York Times and O (The Oprah Magazine). Barry recently hosted five StutterTalk episodes from the 10th World Congress for People Who Stutter in the Netherlands.
PETER REITZES, MA CCC-SLP is President and Host of StutterTalk, a speech-language pathologist and a stutterer.
Lieutenant Shea Quinn joins Peter Reitzes to discuss stuttering in the Coast Guard, facing stuttering reviews and assessments in the Coast Guard, stressful speaking situations and much more.
Lieutenant SHEA QUINN is a helicopter pilot with the United States Coast Guard. Lieutenant Quinn graduated from the Coast Guard Academy in 2009, served onboard the cutter TAHOMA as a deck watch officer, and then attended flight school. He is currently assigned to an Air Station in Port Angeles, WA, and has been a stutterer since the 3rd grade.
StutterTalk® is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to talking openly about stuttering. StutterTalk is the first and longest running podcast on stuttering. Since 2007 we have published more than 700 podcasts which are heard in 180 countries.
27 Aug 2013
On the Frontline with The Stuttering Foundation (Ep. 418)
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JANE FRASER 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’s StutterTalk interviews are archived here.
Yesterday, The Stuttering Foundation published this press release – A Blunder from Down Under: Stuttering Foundation Warns Parents Not To Be Misled By Headlines Surrounding Australian Study on Preschoolers’ Stuttering.