February 2020
Workshop for Parents of Young Children Who Stutter
Join us for a special Sunday at AIS! We will hold an information and support group for parents and a separate workshop for children who stutter ages 3-9. Siblings are invited too! This workshop is designed to: Provide support and information for parents regarding stuttering and stuttering treatment Provide an afternoon of fun, interactive activities [...]
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Monthly Adult Therapy Group
This group is the perfect booster for those in individual therapy and a great way to recharge your confidence if you haven’t attended in a while. You can expect it to be both fun and functional. Held the second Tuesday of every month, this free therapy offering is open to all past and present AIS clients [...]
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Speaker Series: Chris Constantino
This event is free and open to the public. Depathologizing Stuttering We often reason that stuttering reduces quality of life by making communication difficult. This is only half-true. The research literature is clear that people who stutter often have a reduced quality of life. However, the reason for this is less straightforward. The literature is [...]
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Public Speaking Workshop
The experience of stuttering often impacts an individual’s ability to speak (and even act) spontaneously. Join us for this workshop to explore the art of impromptu speaking to gain experience and trust in your inherent ability to “speak on the fly”. Both formal (e.g., addressing the group on a topic not previously prepared) and informal [...]
Find out moreMarch 2020
Speaker Series: Caryn Herring – Desensitization in the Stuttering Experience
This event is free and open to the public. When I first came to AIS as a client, I began to see that the most challenging aspects of stuttering for me were not the disfluencies, but rather the fact that stuttering was preventing me from making friends, holding me back in school, and affecting my [...]
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Speaker Series: John Hendrickson
This free event is open to the public. John Hendrickson is a Senior Political Editor at The Atlantic, where he recently wrote about former Vice President Joe Biden's journey with stuttering. John previously wrote and edited for Esquire, Rolling Stone, and The Denver Post.
Find out moreJune 2020
Teen Immersion Program
This one-week program helps teens improve effective communication skills by stuttering more easily, speaking more confidently, and reducing individual speaking fears. Strong emphasis will be placed on developing and fostering increased self-confidence. There will be opportunities to practice in real-world contexts including speaking outside in stores, as well as making oral presentations. Teens will leave [...]
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Adult Immersion Program
This one-week immersion course is for adults who stutter who have previously attended therapy to the point where they have a basic foundation in the AIS treatment approach. The course will focus on reducing individual avoidance behaviors, improving overall communication skills, instilling personal confidence when entering speaking situations, reducing negative thoughts and feelings related to [...]
Find out moreJuly 2020
Adult Immersion Program
This one-week immersion course is for adults who stutter who have previously attended therapy and have a basic foundation in the AIS treatment approach. Your AIS therapist can help you determine your readiness. The course will focus on reducing individual avoidance behaviors, improving overall communication skills, instilling personal confidence when entering speaking situations, reducing negative [...]
Find out moreAugust 2020
Teen Immersion Program
This one-week program helps teens improve effective communication skills by stuttering more easily, speaking more confidently, and reducing individual speaking fears. Strong emphasis will be placed on developing and fostering increased self-confidence. There will be opportunities to practice in real-world contexts including speaking outside in stores, as well as making oral presentations. Teens will leave [...]
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