by Dori | Sep 26, 2021 | Blog
The appropriateness of speech therapy for children who stutter should not be a matter of getting “lucky” or “dodging a bullet.” Luckily for these parents, that was the case! Here’s their story:...
by Dori | Jul 20, 2021 | Blog
Just returned from the FRIENDS Conference in Denver. Big thanks to Lee Caggiano, John Albach, and all the volunteers for this opportunity to come together with support and education. Thanks also to the American Institute for Stuttering staff for sharing their insights...
by Dori | Apr 17, 2021 | Blog
Yesterday I posted a Voice Unearthed book quote – a comment made by our son in 2009 when he was 12. He said: “Going to speech therapy made me have the idea that stuttering was bad. They’d say it was okay and then they’d tell me not to do it.” Several leaders in the...
by Dori | Apr 16, 2021 | Blog
Do you have a child whose speech tension persisted into their teen and adult years, even after formal early intervention with speech professionals? Are you an adult who had early intervention with speech professionals but continues to struggle with speech tension? If...
by Dori | Apr 2, 2021 | Blog
Stuttering doesn’t cause disconnection, shame causes disconnection. What do your children look like when they are most connected? Our boys would immerse themselves… Legos, playing “flood the city” in the huge sandbox, playing Pokemon, reading, building forts,...
by Dori | Mar 26, 2021 | Blog
A common suggestion made by support organizations and within Facebook groups is “find someone who specializes in stuttering.” Turns out this is not as easy as it sounds. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are 146,900 licensed therapists and...
