Articles
The Football Star
When Dimitri was a young boy growing up, his stutter prevented him from getting a word into many conversations. He would grunt with frustration and make a fist with his hand anytime his stutter would cut off his sentences.
Vicki Kriazis — — Personal Stories
Mathew Yaworski, Litigator and CSA's new Employment Advocacy Coordinator
Hello Canadian Stuttering Association (CSA) members and our wider community. I am your newest Employment Advocacy Coordinator. I am a life-long stutterer. While the severity of my disfluency has improved with the benefit of therapy, my stutter remains.
Mathew Yaworski — — Personal Stories
A Magic Moment
Don McLean — — Personal Stories
Finding Acceptance and Purpose with the CSA
My name is David Liu, and I’m joining the Board of Directors as the Conference and Event Planning Coordinator. Once I learn the ropes, I’ll be leading the planning and execution of the CSA’s Let’s Talk Events and annual conferences.
David Liu — — Personal Stories
Making Change: My Story and the CSA Conference
I am a person who stutters, and I’ve stuttered since I could first speak. When I was much younger, I was hardly even aware I had a speech disability. My parents assumed my difficulty speaking was just a phase I would grow out of, and I didn’t really think about my stutter at all.
Rhea Bhalla — — Personal Stories
Become the Inspiration
I’ve been stuttering since I was 2. My mom says that she first noticed it when she got me a pink toy kitchen for Christmas. I was so excited, I couldn’t even speak.
Maria Steller — — Personal Stories
Kyle's Story
According to the Oxford dictionary, the word “Stutter” is defined as: “talk with continued involuntary repetition of sounds, especially initial consonants.” Prior to 2007, if asked to define the above term, I probably wo
Kristin Pratt — — Personal Stories
For You, For Each of You
My name is Don McLean. I’m staring at the back end of life now. For I’m 81 years of age. But my mother lived to be 100 years and 100 days, so who knows just when it is going to be. I suffered from stuttering, from the age of about 14 through the age 30.
Don McLean — — Personal Stories