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1 Jan 2021

What parent would not want their child to be fluent? (Ep. 702)

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Dr. Christoper Constantino joins Peter Reitzes to discuss the listener question, “What parent would not want their child to be fluent?”

Chris and Peter discuss the questions, “Do we want stuttering to be eradicated?”, “Do people who stutter have anything to gain from stuttering?”, and so much more. 

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22 May 2020

Stuttering and the Politics of University Time (Ep. 689)

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Dane Isaccs

Dane Isaacs joins Chris Constantino to discuss Isaac’s recently published paper ‘I Don’t Have Time For This’: Stuttering and the Politics of University Time. Issacs and Constantino discuss stuttering from a disability rights perspective. 

Dane Isaacs is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Psychology at Stellenbosch University. He holds a Masters degree in psychology from the University of Cape Town. His doctoral work explores discourses of masculinities amongst young adult men in Western Cape who stutter. His research interests include psychoanalytic perspectives on disability inequality and psychological experience of disability discrimination and impairment, specifically in the context of people who stutter. In addition, he is interested in poststructuralist theories of gender, the social construction of masculinities particularly within the South African context, and the perpetration of intimate partner violence against women. 
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20 Jun 2016

Not About Me Without Me (Ep. 583)

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stuttering, StutterTalkBob Quesal and Joe Klein join Peter Reitzes to respond to Joshua St. Pierre’s criticism of the National Stuttering Association (NSA). Pierre’s criticism stems, in part, from a StutterTalk interview with the NSA’s Chairman, Gerald Maguire, titled The Future of the National Stuttering Association. 

Bob, Joe and Peter discuss a number of topics including stuttering, acceptance, treatment, the search for a cure, eugenics, the role of the National Stuttering Association, Did I Stutter?, responses from people who stutter to Josh’s post and much more. In response to Josh’s post and to the work of Did I Stutter?, it is pointed out that the very folks preaching some version of “not about me without me” are perhaps in need of the very same reminder.

Robert Quesal, Ph.D., CCC-SLP is a professor emeritus of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Western Illinois University, a person who stutters, a fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and a retired Board Certified Specialist in Fluency and Fluency Disorders.

Joe 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.

Links:

  • Barry Yeoman’s keynote address from the Past, Present and Future of Stuttering Conference (video/text)
  • Dean William’s A Point of View about Stuttering (abstract/partial view)
  • A Tribute to Dean Williams by Robert Quesal
  • The Construction of the Disabled Speaker: Locating Stuttering in Disability Studies by Joshua St. Pierrre (full text)
  • Stuttering, Activism, Disability, Ableism and Informed Consent (StutterTalk Ep. 483)
  • Honest Speech and Stuttering Hospitably (StutterTalk Ep. 488)
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1 Jan 2016

What Causes Stuttering with Nina G (Ep. 563)

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Nina G, comedian, speaker, author, advocate

What causes stuttering is a question that professionals and others in the stuttering community are frequently called upon to answer. Today on StutterTalk we ask Nina G how she responds when asked this question. This is the third episode in StutterTalk’s series on what causes stuttering. Nina largely agrees with the first two guests that stuttering “appears to be a problem with neural processing of speech involving genetics.” However, Nina shares her view that we should not be calling stuttering a problem “because a problem indicates that it needs to be changed.”

Nina G is asked to discuss a range of topics including disability rights and stuttering, her term neural diversity, inspirational porn, informed consent, stuttering humor on the Howard Stern show and much more. Nina mentions StutterTalk’s interviews with John Melendez (Stuttering John) and Mel Tillis.

Nina G, is a comedian, speaker, advocate, disability activist, storyteller, counselor and the author of a children’s book, Once Upon An Accommodation: A Book About Learning Disabilities (link). Nina G’s album is Disabled Comedy Only. 

Nina G was kind enough to provide a transcript of this episode.

Related Episodes:

  • What Causes Stuttering with Dr. Dennis Drayna from the NIH (Ep. 560)
  • What Causes Stuttering with Dr. Mark Onslow from ASRC (Ep. 558)
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27 Sep 2015

The Problem with Fluency (Ep. 552)

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Chris Constantino

Today on StutterTalk Christopher Constantino and Peter Reitzes discuss the problem with fluency. The problem includes the common use of the term fluency when stuttering is more specific and appropriate and the suggestion that something called fluency should be the focus and goal of all treatment. Chris discusses these issues from disability rights and speech-language pathology perspectives. Constantino points out that “fluency isn’t automatically better than stuttering” and discusses his research into spontaneity and “seeking a more nuanced understanding of stuttered and fluent speech.” Listener comments and questions are discussed.

Christopher Constantino is a person who stutters and a PhD student in Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Memphis. Chris is doing his clinical fellowship in the Shelby County Schools in Memphis and is conducting a research study to understand and contextualize the experiences of passing as fluent for people who covertly stutter.

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19 Jun 2015

Passing as Stuttering (Ep. 521)

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Chris Constantino

Christopher Constantino joins Peter Reitzes to discuss a current story in the news of passing as black and how this may relate to passing as fluent and passing as stuttering. Chris and Peter begin by discussing the Rachel Dolezal story and move quickly into stuttering topics such as when stuttering is a disadvantage and when it may be an advantage, people who attempt to pass as stuttering, “normal” speakers using voluntary stuttering to get a small taste of the stuttering experience and much more.

Christopher Constantino is a person who stutters and a PhD student in Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Memphis. Chris is doing his clinical fellowship in the Shelby County Schools in Memphis and is conducting a research study to understand and contextualize the experiences of passing as fluent for people who covertly stutter. Chris will be hosting some StutterTalk episodes this summer from the International Fluency Association’s World Congress in Portugal, July 6-8.

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