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Ed Sheeran Headlines Magazine

Singer and songwriter Ed Sheeran is featured on the cover of our Spring 2023 magazine. This special edition is made up of a collection of artwork, photographs, and letters from kids around the country.
NBC’s Website Features Stuttering Foundation Experts and Resources

The Stuttering Foundation and our vice president for professional development, Ellen M. Kelly, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-F, were featured on NBC’s The TODAY Show website.
Dr. Wallace Recommends Foundation to His Readers

"It's a new year, and therefore time for me to present my annual endorsement, recommendation and admiration of the Stuttering Foundation."
Stuttering Didn't Silence His Story

John Stossel knows news. He also knows what it's like to deal with a stuttering problem.
Celebrating 75 Years of Helping Those Who Stutter

Read our anniversary newsletter.
2022 Eastern Workshop

Twenty-one therapists gathered from eight countries across the globe for a week of professional development under the tutelage of Elaine Kelman and Ali Berquez from the Michael Palin Centre in London.
Understanding Stuttering

What causes stuttering? Presumably, anyone who stutters has reflected on the reasons why he or she is a person who stutters.
Palin Parent Child Interaction Therapy For Early Childhood Stammering Course

This two-day course for speech-language pathologists will take place Jan. 4-5 via Zoom.
Dr. Klaas Bakker Receives Deso Weiss Award

Dr. Bakker was nominated by several leaders in the field of cluttering.
How Brain Research Sheds Light on the Cause of Stuttering

Neuroimaging research from the past 15 years supports stuttering’s classification as a neurodevelopmental disorder revealing subtle differences in the development of brain circuitry supporting speech in people who stutter.

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CELEBRITY FOCUS

Bill Withers

While Bill Withers has long been on the Stuttering Foundation's list of Famous People Who Stutter, many people probably didn’t realize he stuttered. He passed away on March 30, 2020.

Born in 1938 in Slab Fork, W.V., Withers was the youngest of six children. When his father died when Withers was small, he was raised by his mother and grandmother, both of whom worked as domestics.

Darren Sproles

Darren Sproles, a former player for The Philadelphia Eagles, the New Orleans Saints and the San Diego Chargers, made history in 2007 when he became the first player in NFL history to return a kickoff and a punt for his first two NFL touchdowns in the same game. In 2021, he was selected to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Byron Pitts

Byron Pitts has brought much attention to stuttering with his memoir, Step Out on Nothing: How Faith and Family Helped Me Conquer Life’s Challenges, released in September, 2009. The book not only details his speech difficulties, but also his illiteracy until age 12 and his unstable family life. Pitts overcame the odds to become the chief national correspondent with ABC News.

Dave Taylor

Dave Taylor has been on the Stuttering Foundation's list of Famous People Who Stutter for many years, but probably few people know all of the unique accomplishments of this former hockey great who was born on December 4, 1955, in Levack, Ontario.

Ken Venturi

As much of the nation watches the U.S. Open Golf Championship, it is impossible not to think about our late friend Ken Venturi. Ken overcame many challenges to win the Open at Congressional in 1964 and go on to become the voice of golf for more than three decades.

However, Ken faced no bigger obstacle than stuttering. Ken Venturi was a champion to those who stutter, going out of his way to share his personal experience when consulted by a colleague, friend, or child who stutters.

Famous People Who Stutter