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Saturday, 15 June 2013 02:52 |
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Haley Wolgien, a young woman from Edmonton, tells a moving story about seeking treatment for her stuttering. After her father passed away, she was encouraged by his memory to seek help at the Institute for Stuttering Treatment and Research. Read the story here.
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Samuel L. Jackson honoured at stuttering gala |
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Wednesday, 05 June 2013 17:29 |
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 The American Institute for Stuttering (AIS) hosted it's 7th Annual Benefit Gala on June 3 in New York. Hosted by actress Emily Blunt, the event is called Freeing Voices, Changing Lives. Samuel L. Jackson was in attendance as the guest of honour. As the AIS website says,
Jackson’s childhood experience with stuttering was debilitating and it has been a lifelong process to control the disorder. Acting allowed him to use his voice as a form of expression and along with his determination and impressive talent he has evolved into one of the greatest actors of our time.
Jackson made a noteable speech in which he talked about his troubles with dysfluencies as a child and adult, how he found acting was a way to improve it and how he often deals with his stuttering in a unique way –– swearing! One word in particular is of great help... Read more about the event here.
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Out With It: How Stuttering Helped Me Find My Voice |
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Written by Lisa Wilder
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Monday, 03 June 2013 15:57 |
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 This is a review of the book Out With It, by Katherine Preston
When Katherine Preston first set out to write a book about stuttering, she intended it to be a series of interviews with people who stutter, researchers and speech therapists. Her book does still contain conversations with people she interviewed over a ten month period while traveling across the United States, with the purpose of talking to as many people as she could about stuttering. But after completing her journey and gathering her research, Katherine realized the book she needed to write was in fact her own memoir.
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