• Brain Development in Stuttering

    I recently spent 2 years studying brain development, motor learning, computational neuroscience and stuttering in Boston, Massachusetts. I am Canadian, and I also happen to be an intense hockey fan, and the team that I cheer for is the Boston Bruins. The Bruins take as their logo a large ‘B’ at the center of a circle with spokes radiating out from it.

  • The Stuttering Foundation: Giving a Voice to People Who Stutter for 65 Years

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Dec. 19, 2012) — The Stuttering Foundation, www.StutteringHelp.org, celebrates its 65th anniversary this year, marking more than six decades as the world’s foremost non-profit dedicated to helping those who stutter.

  • Bloodstein Presented with Prestigious Malcolm Fraser Award

    The 1999 Malcolm Faser Award, which honors excellence in the field of fluency, has been presnted by the Stuttering Founation of America to Oliver Bloodstein, a speech-language pathologist. Bloodstein is a Professor Emeritus of Speech at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York and has served on the school's faculty for almost 50 years.

  • 5,000 Likes On Facebook

    We now have more than 5,000 likes on Facebook! Kristen Pinkston, a graduate speech-language pathology student from Texas, was the 5,000th person to follow us on Facebook.

    To celebrate, we are sending her our complete set of books. To stay up to date on the latest news, resources, and information about stuttering, be sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Pinterest.  

  • Vive La France

    The 7th World Congress of the International Fluency Association was held in the heart of the Loire Valley in Tours, France, July 2-5, 2012. It brought together more than 200 people, many of them experts in the field of stuttering.

  • Quality Journalism Honored

    The Stuttering Foundation announced its 2012 Awards for Excellence in Journalism during May. “Journalists in a variety of settings have done an outstanding job of focusing on stuttering during the past year,” said Jane Fraser, president of the 65-year-old nonprofit foundation. “We are seeing a significant shift in how we reach people - not only through newspapers and columnists but also through websites and blogs. We are particularly excited about increased outreach in Canada and within the Spanish speaking community.”

  • Foundation Releases New DVDs

    Evidence-Based Practice and Practice-Based Evidence: Closing the Gap
     
    Discussions about evidence-based practice often culminate in claims that there is one best approach to treatment of a particular type of client, or that we lack appropriate evidence or that clinicians lack access to what evidence we have.
     

  • Fund-raiser Runs at Full Steam to Make Record Gift to Foundation

    Kirk and John Tarver and their Memphis-based Shelby Railroad Services Inc. raised an astonishing $11,000 for the Memphis-based Stuttering Foundation.

  • Fund-raiser Runs at Full Steam to Make Record Gift to Memphis Foundation

    Contact: Greg Wilson
    gregwilsonpr@gmail.com
     
    Photo caption: John Tarver (second from left) and Kirk Tarver (second from right) of Shelby Railroad Services Inc. with Stuttering Foundation staff members Susie Hall (from left), Terri Jones, and Pat Hamm.
     

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