I just got the Stuttering Foundation’s Fall 2009 newsletter. For those of you who stutter or work with clients who stutter, this is a great resource for you. This month’s featured articles deal with the use of cognitive behavioral therapy with stutterers and recent research being conducted at Purdue University by Hayley Arnold, Ph.D., who is studying “how language, motor, and emotion factors may influence stuttering in young children.”
I think it is important for us as speech therapists to keep up with current research in our field, especially in relation to the types of clients we work with.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:25 am
As the mom of a child who stutters, I’d also like to add that the National Stuttering Association has great information for SLP’s, parents, pediatricians, teachers, adults, teens and kids who stutter. The NSA also publishes newsletters with articles often written by adults and young people who stutter that anyone touched by stuttering will find inspiring and educational. You can find the newsletters at -
http://www.westutter.org/stutteringInformation/NSANewsletters.html.
Thanks.
Stephanie
October 11th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
Thanks, Stephanie,
I will share that with my readers. I agree that NSA provides valuable information for parents, medical professionals and people who stutter.
Keep spreading the word!
sherry
December 3rd, 2009 at 6:43 pm
I am amazed that the Stuttering Foundation offers so many eBooks and DVDs free online. The one for parents really helped me when my 3 year old son was stuttering.
December 3rd, 2009 at 8:46 pm
Sharing information about The Stuttering Foundation with parents is the best thing you can do to help parents understand what to do if their child starts stuttering. They were the best source of help for our family. Their web site, books, DVDs, and referrals to qualified speech pathologists just can’t be beat!
Bud