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13 Nov 2016

Hipster Stuttering: What Should We Call Stuttering? (Ep. 603)

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Robert Dellinger, M.S., CCC-SLP

Robert Dellinger joins Peter Reitzes to discuss what should we call fluency and what should we call stuttering? 

Other topics include the challenge of explaining the full experience of stuttering to others, how stuttering more (not less) may be a sign of progress and success for some, the power of meeting other people who stutter, Rob’s love/hate relationship with fluency, comparing stuttering treatment to conversation therapy. feeling oppressed and misunderstood by well meaning people in speech therapy and disability rights and much more.

Robert Dellinger, M.S., CCC-SLP is a school-based speech-language pathologist in Raleigh, N.C., and a person who stutters. He works in an elementary school and consults with colleagues in complicated fluency disorders cases at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. Rob is an active member of the National Stuttering Association chapter in Raleigh and contributes to the local Teens Who Stutter (TWST) group.

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17 Oct 2016

Fact Checking Voice Unearthed (Ep. 601)

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

Craig Coleman joins Peter Reitzes to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the book Voice Unearthed: Hope, Help and a Wake-Up Call for the Parents of Children Who Stutter. While valuing the author’s experiences, Craig and Peter discuss their concerns and the factual accuracy of a number of comments from the book.

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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5 Oct 2016

StutterTalk Turns 600!

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stuttering, StutterTalkRoisin McManus, Caryn Herring and Joel Korte of the StutterTalk B Team answer listener questions for this special episode. 

Topics include defining stuttering, facing the daily challenges of stuttering and career decisions of people who stutter. To end the show, Roisin, Caryn and Joel discuss how their lives with stuttering have changed since first appearing on StutterTalk.

Caryn Herring is a person who stutters and a speech-language pathologist, currently pursuing her PhD at The University of Pittsburgh. Caryn is also an adjunct clinical instructor at Duquesne University, supervising graduate students and teaching the Stuttering Course. She is an active member of numerous stuttering organizations.

Roisin McManus lives in New York City and has co-led the Brooklyn Chapter of the National Stuttering Association for the past 5 years. She is an occasional StutterTalk host, was the lead planner of the 20-Something’s Program for the NSA/ISA World Congress in Atlanta 2016 and doesn’t mind being referred to as a “stutterer.” She works as an emergency room nurse and recently graduated from New York University as an acute care & palliative care nurse practitioner.

Joel Korte is an electrical engineer, speech-language pathologist, and a person who stutters. He graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology in 2013, and earned his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of St. Thomas in 2007.  Joel is the co-leader of the Minneapolis chapters of both the adult and teen (TWST) support groups through the National Stuttering Association. Joel is the owner of the Chase Bliss Audio, a guitar effects pedal company, and is a musician in a Minneapolis.

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24 Sep 2016

FluencyBank: The Future of Research (Ep. 599)

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Nan Bernstein Ratner, Ed.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-CLLD

Dr. Nan Bernstein Ratner joins Peter Reitzes to discuss FluencyBank, a shared repository for existing and future data relevant to fluency and stuttering research. This initiative will track fluency development in typical children, those who stutter, late-talking children and children raised bilingually. FluencyBank seeks to illuminate the various conditions that may impact fluency, such as language impairment, language competition, planning processes, linguistic structures, and conversational pressures.

Nan Bernstein Ratner, Ed.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-CLLD is Professor in the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park. She is a Fellow and Honors recipient of the American Speech, Language and Hearing Association (ASHA). Dr. Ratner is author of numerous articles and chapters addressing language acquisition and fluency and co-author, with Oliver Bloodstein, of A Handbook on Stuttering (6th edition) – one of the most respected and cited stuttering texts of our time. Dr. Ratner is a much called upon adviser to StutterTalk. Email Nan at nratner@umd.edu.

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11 Sep 2016

Being a Medical Doctor Who Stutters (Ep. 598)

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Hector R. Perez, MD

Dr. Hector R. Perez joins Peter Reitzes to discuss being a medical doctor and researcher who stutters. Dr. Perez is asked about facing stuttering in medical school and his research looking at the healthcare experiences of people who stutter.

Hector R. Perez, MD, MS is a primary care doctor as well as a clinical researcher at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, NY. Dr. Perez worked with the National Stuttering Association to conduct research about the healthcare experiences of persons who stutter, which was published in the November 2015 issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine. He is a member of the NSA chapter in Manhattan, NY.

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4 Sep 2016

The Long Haul of Facing Stuttering and Possible Limits of Acceptance (Ep. 597)

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Neil Rodrigues, PhD candidate

Neil Rodrigues joins Peter Reitzes to discuss the “long haul” of facing stuttering and some possible limits or concerns regarding stuttering acceptance.

Mr. Rodrigues is asked about the interconnection he sees between stuttering, identify and acceptance. Mr. Rodriques describes grappling with stuttering by years of hard work which include speech therapy with a number of helpful professionals, participation in the National Stuttering Association and Toastmasters and facing stuttering in college and graduate school. Neil is asked about Scott Yaruss’ thoughtful chapter on stuttering acceptance from the StutterTalk book.

Neil Rodrigues is a Ph.D. graduate student at Purdue University in the area of laser diagnostics for combustion and liquid atomization. Mr. Rodrigues attends his local National Stuttering Association (NSA) and Toastmasters chapters. He has co-lead the NSA Chapter in Rochester, NY.

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