17 Sep 2015
Trusted Stuttering Resources (Ep. 551)
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There is so much information available on stuttering. Some of the resources are trusted and honest while others make unreliable claims which may offer misinformation, quick fixes and even cures. Today on StutterTalk, Lee Caggiano joins Peter Reitzes to discuss essential and trusted resources in the stuttering community. If you are looking for information about stuttering, a professional such as a speech-language pathologist or a support network, these organizations are a trusted place to start.
Lee Caggiano, MA CCC-SLP is a board certified specialist and mentor in fluency disorders, the parent of an adult who stutters and director of FRIENDS: The National Association of Young People Who Stutter.
The trusted stuttering resources discussed today include:
- The Stuttering Foundation
- FRIENDS: The National Association of Young People Who Stutter
- The National Stuttering Association
- SAY: The Stuttering Association for the Young
- Stuttering Homepage
- Passing Twice
- American Board of Fluency and Fluency Disorders
- StutterTalk
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27 Sep 2015
The Problem with Fluency (Ep. 552)
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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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