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Stuttering: It Gets Better (317)

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Jordon Smith, StutterTalk's volunteer graphic designer, joins Peter Reitzes to discuss his life with stuttering.
Jordon Smith is 31 years old, is a person who stutters, and lives and works in Milwaukee Wisconsin. Jordon has a degree from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design and has been working as a graphic designer for over 6 years. Jordan has designed the StutterTalk logo and the StutterTalk B Team logo. Jordon discusses his childhood, speech therapy over the years, using the SpeechEasy device and much more. For more information on the device, check out StutterTalk's three part series and video on the SpeechEasy.

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Posted by StutterTalk at 1/22/2012 7:42 AM | Add Comment

Self-Advertising with the B Team (316)

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The StutterTalk B Team discuss self-advertising and stuttering.

CARYN HERRING, JOEL KORTE, and ROISIN MCMANUS (the "Stuttertalk "B Team") do an "old school" B Team episode and get caught up on each others' lives.  Joel talks about going to a trade show for work next week where he will be talking (and stuttering) for a lengthy amount of time. Roisin talks about some uncertainties regarding going back to graduate school which evolves into a conversation about self advertising, and Caryn discusses the latest happenings with her job. Lastly, they talk about their New Year's resolutions.
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Contact the B Team at bteam@stuttertalk.com. The B Team episodes are archived here. 

Posted by StutterTalk at 1/14/2012 7:13 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Stuttering: Tips from the Pros (the Freezing Edition - ep. 315)

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Robert Quesal joins Peter Reitzes for this Tips from the Pros edition on freezing and stuttering.

Tips from the Pros is not speech therapy, is not instruction and is not coaching. General comments about stuttering may not apply to any particular person who stutters. If you are looking for a professional to help you work on stuttering, two well respected referral lists are:

ROBERT W. QUESAL, Ph.D., CCC-SLP  is a professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Western Illinois University, a person who stutters, a board recognized fluency specialist and a fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Bob is also a much valued member of the StutterTalk advisory Council.

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Posted by StutterTalk at 1/7/2012 8:31 PM | Add Comment

Fluency Shaping and Stuttering with the B Team (314)

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The StutterTalk B Team bring in the New Year by discussing stuttering and fluency shaping.

CARYN HERRING, JOEL KORTE, and ROISIN MCMANUS (the "Stuttertalk "B Team") do a spin-off of episode 309 and give their take on Fluency Shaping therapy. They discuss their experiences receiving fluency shaping therapy and what they believe was helpful and not helpful about this type of therapy.  In addition, Joel analyzes the type of speech typically associated with this type of therapy, and if that can truly be considered "fluency." Lastly, they discuss the reality of trying to use a speaking strategy all of the time.
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Posted by StutterTalk at 1/1/2012 9:46 PM | Add Comment

FRIENDS Stuttering Conference - North Carolina: March 3, 2012


Friends: The National Association for Young People Who Stutter,
The Stuttering Foundation of America and
the Wake County Public School Speech and Language Department
Present:

CHILDREN, TEENS AND ADULTS
WHO STUTTER:
Families, Professionals and Friends
Working Together

click here for information and brochure

Saturday March 3, 2012
9:30am – 4:00 pm
Cary, North Carolina

Posted by StutterTalk at 12/26/2011 6:17 PM | Add Comment

Predictions for 2012 with the Stuttering Brain (311)

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Dr. Tom Weidig, the brain behind the Stuttering Brain blog, joins Peter Reitzes to discuss his five stuttering predictions for 2012.  Dr. Weidig predicts that:
 1. A Dutch study (or the findings) due out soon will show no difference between Lidcombe treatment for preschoolers and a Demands and Capacities treatment approach.

2. More input from mainstream scientists on stuttering research relating to genes and biochemistry.

3. More trials on drugs but nothing much happening.

4. Discussions on blogs and podcasts might switch more to social media, especially Facebook.

5. The results from the large long-term Phase IIb trial on Pagoclone will be released. They will show that the control group (who took a placebo pill) show significant improvements. The study of this effect will force us to reconsider all outcome studies ever done and compare them to the control groups' improvements.

Dr. Weidig also reviews the predictions he made at the very end of 2010 for 2011.

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For more information on Lidcombe stuttering treatment, listeners may wish to listen to these StutterTalk podcasts:

Posted by StutterTalk at 12/25/2011 7:19 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Stuttering: Tips from the Pros (Parents Edition; ep. 313)

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Phil Schneider, Ed.D. CCC-SLP joins Peter Reitzes to discuss tips for parents to build confidence in children who stutter.

Today Dr. Schneider discusses two principles for building confidence and self esteem in children who stutter.  The two principles are:
  • Principle # 1 - Good Listening = Good Loving - How can we be great listeners, and
  • Principle # 2 - Honor the essence of the child’s message
PHIL SCHNEIDER is a Board Recognized Fluency Specialist, an Associate Professor Emeritus of Communication Disorders at Queens College and has been in private practice for more than 35 years. Phil is responsible for creating perhaps the two finest documentaries on stuttering available today:

Also check out some recently posted extra footage from Dr. Schneider's films here.

Tips from the Pros is not speech therapy and is not counseling or coaching. General comments about stuttering may not apply to any particular person who stutters or family member. If you are looking for a professional to help you work on stuttering, two well respected referral lists are:

Posted by StutterTalk at 12/18/2011 3:31 AM | Add Comment

Dating a Stutterer (310)

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The StutterTalk B Team talk about stuttering and dating.

CARYN HERRING, JOEL KORTE, and ROISIN MCMANUS (the "Stuttertalk "B Team") talk with Joel's girlfriend, Kelly, in today's episode. They discuss a variety of issues in regards to dating a person who stutters, as well as Kelly's experience going to the National Stuttering Association annual conference in Fort Worth, Texas this past summer.
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Posted by StutterTalk at 12/11/2011 12:19 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Fluency Shaping and Stuttering with Dr. Joseph Klein (309)

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Joseph Klein joins Peter Reitzes to discuss fluency shaping and stuttering.

JOSEPH F KLEIN, Ph.D, CCC-SLP is a person who stutters and an assistant professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.

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Posted by StutterTalk at 12/4/2011 11:14 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Stuttering: Should We Accommodate Silence? (308)

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The StutterTalk B Team weighs in on accommodating students who stutter.

CARYN HERRING, JOEL KORTE, and ROISIN MCMANUS (the "Stuttertalk "B Team") do a follow up to episode 307 (Stuttering: Accommodating College Students). The B Team give their take on accommodations and stuttering by taking a student-orientated approach. They talk about accommodations for younger children who stutter by creating a stutter-friendly environment and the dangers of "accommodating silence." Lastly, they talk about college students and potential accommodations that might be appropriate for them.
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Contact the B Team at bteam@stuttertalk.com. The B Team episodes are archived here. 

Posted by StutterTalk at 11/26/2011 6:27 PM | Add Comment
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