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Hollins Communications Research Institute Announces New Stuttering Therapy … – PR Web (press release)


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Hollins Communications Research Institute Announces New Stuttering Therapy …
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Hollins Communications Research Institute (HCRI), an internationally recognized non-profit center specializing in stuttering research and therapy innovation …

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How Victoria beat her stammer and shone at university – WalesOnline


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How Victoria beat her stammer and shone at university
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The Abergavenny-born fashion designer used to live in fear of speaking to people because of a severe stammer. But after undertaking a specialist course …

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McDonnell hosting event with endorser who mocked opponent’s stutter – AMERICAblog (blog)


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Research

Trait and State Anxiety in People Who Stutter and People Who Do Not Stutter


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Previous research suggests that people who stutter (PWS) tend to have heightened general anxiety (i.e., trait anxiety) and situational anxiety (i.e., state anxiety) compared to people who do not stutter (PWDS). Most research with anxiety and stuttering utilizes self-perception scales; however, few studies have looked at anxiety over time. The …

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Stuttering: Imagining a Solution to the Riddle


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The old saying by Van Riper (with a nod to Winston Churchill), that stuttering is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma, is well known. While it would be preposterous for any of us to state that, 40 years later, we now have solved the riddle, we can …

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The Effects of ADHD Medication Changes on a Child Who Stutters


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This case report describes a 10-year-old boy who presented with comorbid stuttering, ADHD, and Tourette Syndrome. The focus of this case study is the child’s favorable reaction to the non-stimulant Strattera(R) versus the stimulant Adderall XR(R) on stuttering behaviors. The family reported increased stuttering, tic behaviors, social anxiety, and communication-related …

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Back from Hamburg


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I am back from Hamburg from the District Conference of Toastmasters held in a chic hotel just off the most notorious streets in Europe, the Davidstrasse, the Herbertstrasse, and Reeperbahn. I did not make it into the Top 3, but my speech went well. Speaking in front …

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shout the stutter away..


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Speaking a little loudly can help. If you stand away and ask the other person to speak- people tend to speak loudly and fluency is better. Similarly, when you whisper, you dont stutter. There are many such fluency enhancers. These are not “cures”; In fact there is no cure. These …

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Ten day Intensive workshop


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TISA is planning a ten day intensive residential workshop on communication for people who stammer. Time: 7 to 17th Jan 2010. Venue Herbertpur. Participants have to pay only for their board and lodge (total estimated Rs 300-400 per day) in nearby hotels. Workshop itself is free. Contact

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