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Humor and Stuttering (333)
Download | Duration: 00:48:22
Today on StutterTalk, The B Team discuss humor and stuttering and much more. |
CARYN HERRING, ROISIN MCMANUS, and JOEL KORTE (of the "Stuttertalk B Team") discuss humor as it relates to stuttering. Specifically, they talk about when, if ever, it is OK to laugh at stuttering. The conversation evolves from there and the B Team discusses how others perceive stuttering and how that can affect the person who stutters. Later in the show, Caryn talks about the recent ABC series What Would You Do? which features friend of Stuttertalk Alina Davis. |
Alina appeared on StutterTalk episode 287 with the B Team and Bob "the Expert" Quesal.
It's Okay to Stutter with Bill Murphy (332)
Download | Duration: 01:40:07
Bill Murphy joins Peter Reitzes on today's double episode of StutterTalk sharing his expertise on recent stuttering modification discussions on StutterTalk, comments posted at the StutterTalk Facebook page, the work of Joseph Sheehan and much more. |
BILL MURPHY MA, CCC-SLP
is a speech-language pathologist, a board-recognized fluency specialist
at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana and a Fellow of the
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Bill has worked for
approximately 40 years with children and adults who stutter and is a
past member of the Steering Committee of ASHA's Special Interest
Division of Fluency and Fluency Disorders. Join the conversation at the StutterTalk Facebook page or Send a voice message. |
During today's episode Bill and Peter discuss clips from these two recent StutterTalk episodes:
- Stuttering Modification: Facing The Fear with Dr. Joseph Klein (329)
- The Monster Isn't Going Away with Courtney Luckman (330)
Be sure and check out Dealing with Shame and Guilt, a wonderful Stuttering Foundation DVD featuring Bill Murphy.
References (book chapters):
Sheehan, J.G. (1975). Conflict theory and avoidance-reduction therapy. In Eisenson, J. (ed), Stuttering: A Second Symposium. New York: Harper and Row.
Sheeham, J.G. (2008). Message to a Stutterer. In Advice to Those Who Stutter. Stuttering Foundation. Memphis: TN
Stuttering Modification: The B Team's Take (331)
Download | Duration: 00:41:31
Today on StutterTalk, The B Team discuss their experiences with stuttering modification and much more. |
CARYN HERRING, ROISIN MCMANUS, and JOEL KORTE (of the "Stuttertalk B Team") discuss stuttering modification in today's episode. In the B Team's typical fashion, the show ends up going in a variety of directions, but ultimately they discuss their experiences with using stuttering modification to manage their stuttering. Join the conversation at the StutterTalk Facebook page or Send a voice message. Hear more B Team goodness at the B Team archives. Joel Korte is pictured left. |
- Stuttering Modification: Facing The Fear with Dr. Joseph Klein (329)
- Fluency Shaping and Stuttering with Dr. Joseph Klein (309)
The Monster Isn't Going Away with Courtney Luckman (330)
Download | Duration: 00:50:26
Courtney Luckman joins Peter Reitzes to discuss her experiences with stuttering, self help, and stuttering treatment. |
During
today's episode, Courtney is asked about growing up stuttering, her
experience at the Successful Stuttering Management Program (SSMP), starting a local chapter of the National Stuttering Association (NSA),
dating, speaking to professors about stuttering, how stuttering impacts
learning a second language, being a woman who stutters, working to prevent relapse and much more. COURTNEY LUCKMAN is a person who stutters, a student at the University of Virginian and recently started a local chapter of the National Stuttering Association, a self help organization, in Charlottesville, VA. Courtney was recently featured in an NBC television news story about her goal of spreading stuttering awareness. |
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Stuttering Modification: Facing The Fear with Dr. Joseph Klein (329)
Download | Duration: 01:36:47
Dr. Joseph Klein joins Peter Reitzes to discuss stuttering modification treatment approaches. |
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. During today's episode, Dr. Klein is asked to review some of the evidence pertaining to stuttering modification treatment approaches, the Successful Stuttering Management Program (SSMP) and much more. Click here for references and suggested readings for this episode. |
During the episode Joe and Peter listen to and discuss clips from recent StutterTalk episodes listed below.
- Changing How You View Stammering and Stuttering with David Mitchell (300)
- Substance Abuse and Stuttering with Nora O'Connor (323)
- Stuttering Modification: Melting the Fears Away with Jai Prakash Sunda (324)
- Tips from the Pros: Pausing and Voluntary Stuttering with Dr. Phil Schneider (325)
- Not Avoiding Stuttering with Dylan Reid (327)
- Celebrating the Stuttering Foundation’s 65th Anniversary (328)
Dr. Klein was recently featured on StutterTalk discussing fluency shaping speech therapy for people who stutter.
Join the conversation at the StutterTalk Facebook page or Send a voice message.
Celebrating the Stuttering Foundation’s 65th Anniversary (328)
Download | Duration: 01:08:11
Jane Fraser, President of the Stuttering Foundation, joins Peter Reitzes to celebrate the Foundation's 65th anniversary and to discuss the Foundation's past, present and future. |
Jane Fraser (pictured right speaking with Colin Firth) is president of The Stuttering Foundation, has run the Foundation for more than 30 years and is co-author of If Your Child Stutters : A Guide for Parents now in its 8th edition. Ms. Fraser is asked to discuss some of her favorite Foundation materials, the Foundation's Workshops for professionals, how technology has helped the Foundation reach the public, how the King's Speech has changed the stuttering landscape, will the Foundation publish materials on Lidcombe treatment and much, much more. |
If you are looking for a professional to help you or a family member with stuttering, the Stuttering Foundation's national and international referral lists are great resources.
Ms. Fraser was asked about three new exciting Foundation DVD's listed below:
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Evidence-Based Practice and Practice-Based Evidence: Closing the Gap (DVD) Presentation from Oxford Dysfluency Conference 2011 Nan Bernstein Ratner, Ph.D. |
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Neurophysiology of Stuttering (DVD) The latest research on the brain Martin Sommer, M.D. |
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ADHD and Children Who Stutter (DVD) Presentation from Oxford Dysfluency Conference 2011 Joe Donaher, PhD |
Other Stuttering Foundation materials discussed during today's episode include:
- Self-Therapy for the Stutterer (tenth edition) by Malcom Fraser
- Advice to Those Who Stutter (second edition)
- School-Age Child Who Stutters: Working Effectively With Attitudes and Emotions
- The Genius of Dean Williams
- Stuttering: Basic Clinical Skills
- Stuttering: For Kids, By Kids
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Not Avoiding Stuttering with Dylan Reid (327)
Download | Duration: 00:58:04
Dylan Reid joins Peter Reitzes to talk about his life not avoiding stuttering. |
DYLAN REID is a 20 year old sophomore at Appalachian State University (ASU), attends the ASU Boone chapter of the National Stuttering Association and is majoring in marketing with a minor in international business. Dylan is a member of the Appalachian State AHO Rugby Team. Dylan is asked about his life spent talking openly about stuttering and being raised by his parents not to avoid stuttering or speaking. Dylan is also asked about his views on accommodations in class and his school based speech therapy. |
Caryn's New Stuttering and Listener Emails (326)
Download | Duration: 00:32:48
The StutterTalk B Team discusses Caryn's new stuttering and some listener emails. |
CARYN
HERRING and JOEL KORTE of the Stuttertalk "B Team" begin and end the show by discussing some listener emails which relate to the topics of online dating and stuttering at professional events. In the middle of the episode, Caryn talks about a new stuttering pattern she has noticed in her speech over the past few weeks. B-Team co-host ROISIN MCMANUS is away today. Join the conversation at the StutterTalk Facebook page or Send a voice message |
Tips from the Pros: Pausing and Voluntary Stuttering with Dr. Phil Schneider (325)
Download | Duration: 00:32:55
Phil Schneider, Ed.D. CCC-SLP, joins Peter Reitzes in this Tips from the Pros edition of StutterTalk to discuss pausing and voluntary stuttering. |
During today's episode, Dr. Schneider is asked about how and why to use pausing and voluntary stuttering with older children, teens and adults who stutter. Dr. Schneider discusses how these tools may be used in combination during treatment. Join the conversation at the StutterTalk Facebook group. |
PHIL SCHNEIDER is a Board Recognized Fluency Specialist, an Associate Professor Emeritus of Communication Disorders at Queens College, has been in private practice for more than 35 years, is an adviser to StutterTalk and with Uri Schneider is creator of the film Going with the Flow: A Guide to Transcending Stuttering.
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:
For more information on pausing and voluntary stuttering, check out these articles by Mr. Reitzes:
- The Why and the How of Voluntary Stuttering
- Pausing: Reducing the Frequency of Stuttering
- Pausing and Stuttering
- Five Fun Activities to Practice Pausing with Children Who Stutter
Stuttering Modification: Melting the Fears Away with Jai Prakash Sunda (324)
Download | Duration: 00:51:35
Jai Prakash Sunda joins Peter Reitzes today to discuss his experience using stuttering modification and melting the fears away. |
JAI PRAKASH SUNDA, known to his friends as JP, is 27 years old and the current coordinator of The Indian Stammering Association. JP is freelancer in internet technology. JP discusses how a stuttering modification approach, self help and a determination to change have helped him cope with stuttering. JP discusses using bouncing to stutter on purpose and to work through stuttering moments. Mr. Sunda also discusses how he started a support group chapter for people who stutter in Pune, India. |
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