stuttering blog
Nov
25th
2009

Our practice group’s stuttering poetry

By AIS, 1:02 pm

writing

Last night at our weekly support/practice group, three people attended. As it was a smaller group, I decided to spend some time on something creative. They were asked to write a poem about stuttering. Here’s what Kendra, Roisin and Nick wrote.

poem_kendra

Speak
Teach
Understand
Treatment
Talking
Express
Respect

poem_roisin

For me to stutter
Is to make myself so clear
as I ought to be.

poem_nick

There once was a kid who stuttered,
He really liked bread and butter,
he was very tall,
and lived in a mall,
Oh, the silly life of that boy who stuttered!

photo: tnarik

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Nov
24th
2009

Chamonix and Carl say hi from ASHA

By AIS, 6:00 pm

The 2009 ASHA Convention was held last week in New Orleans. Chamonix and Carl went down to The Big Easy to meet with colleagues and share their expert knowledge of stuttering therapy through their presentations.

Here’s a little video of them saying hi from ASHA. Coming soon, we’ll post info on both what they taught and what they learned during the convention.

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Nov
23rd
2009

When you stutter and speaking is your job: Alan Tonelson

By AIS, 6:47 pm

alan-tonelson2Alan Tonelson is an inspiration for those who stutter. He proves that being someone who stutters doesn’t have to dictate your career or the amount of communication required on the job.

Alan is a Research Fellow at the U.S. Business and Industry Council. His job duties include making many broadcast media appearances and giving speeches to various groups, including high school and college classes, business groups, government agencies, and Congressional committees.  He does extensive work over the phone. He is also the author of The Race to the Bottom.

Alan worked with our director, Catherine Montgomery, back in 1979 and has done extensive work on his speech.  Catherine and I recently worked with Alan in July during a refresher weekend.

Here is Alan engaged in a debate on CNBC’s Street Signs.

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Nov
18th
2009

AIS crashes New Orleans: The 2009 ASHA Convention

By AIS, 4:35 pm

ais_asha2009Chamonix and Carl arrived today in New Orleans to attend the annual convention for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). ASHA is the professional association for speech-language pathologists and other speech, language, and hearing clinicians and scientists.

Both Chamonix and Carl will conduct presentations to share their expert knowledge in stuttering therapy and educate those who are looking to treat their clients more effectively.

The convention starts tomorrow, but they are attending some pre-convention meetings today. They will be in touch and hope to keep you updated on what’s going on in NOLA.

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Nov
17th
2009

Now playing – our 3rd Annual Benefit Gala video!

By AIS, 6:34 pm

We are happy to present the video from our 3rd Annual Benefit Gala! This 8-minute video will give you a good feeling of what the night was like, including memorable portions of the speeches by Emily Blunt, Joe Moglia, and our clients. Enjoy it, and there is more to come!

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