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Introducing Myles Mancuso, The Courage Young Musical Phenom to Overcome BY DR. RAYMOND TUCKER, CSCS LETTING GO caught up with Myles Mancuso, a teenage professional musician who is very accomplished, especially I am writing this article to motivate and considering his young age. encourage individuals who have a speech impediment or any other handicap to Letting GO: Hi Myles, can you tell us a little about yourself? continue to pursue their goals and dreams. It is not going to be easy, but on the other MM: My name is Myles Mancuso, and I’m 13 years old. I’ll hand, nothing worthwhile accomplishing is. be turning 14 on October 2nd. I’m in the 8th grade, and my It is easy for someone to encourage you, but favorite pastime and my career is playing music. I first started unless you have had a speech impediment, playing piano when I was five years old. I then went to bass you do not understand guitar, then the regular guitar – I caught on very quickly… the emotional pain and I think so, anyway. embarrassment individuals with a speech impediment I’ve been playing around the New York area and playing ever since I was 9 or 10. My first major encounter in their daily lives. gig was at the Cutting Room in when I was 10. The show was promoted by Growing up in a military Sid Bernstein who is the guy who brought the Beatles to America. He’s become a good friend. family were the best years of my life; they were also some of the From there I’ve played other venues in New York City like The B.B. King Blues Club and , for the Knicks halftime show. I have played all kinds of shows and most painful. At a young age, my father was stationed in Thailand. After he left, on radio and TV , too. I will probably go to either the Berklee College of Music or another music school when I get out of high school. I developed this odd pattern in my speech, and my mother did not know what it was. A Self-Esteem Boost My mother took me to several doctors, LG: Has performing on stage allowed you to become more confident in situations that, and I was diagnosed as having a mental due to stuttering, may have otherwise been challenging? condition. Another doctor thought this odd pattern of speech was caused by abuse, MM: I think that playing on stage gives me an esteem boost and makes me feel that I can which was certainly not the case. After do anything. When I speak to the audience I feel like I have an easier time talking because months of doctor visits, I was diagnosed I have very high self-esteem on stage and that makes it easier to speak. It’s different than with a speech impediment. I was going to speaking one on one. be stutterer! At that time during my life, I did not know what that meant. I just LG: Have you ever been to a speech-language pathologist or received any kind of speech therapy? knew I talked differently from my friends. I spent most of my adolescence and MM: Yes, I have – for most of my elementary school years and in the first part of middle teenage years traveling around the globe school I went to speech therapy and practiced techniques and ideas on how to improve and going from school to school and my speaking. I use the tools I learned in therapy all the time. speech therapist to speech therapist. My continued on page 2 continued on page 5

Chairman Insight ...... 2 Workshop for Youth Who Stutter ...... 4

Chapter News ...... 3 Odds & Ends ...... 6

Celebrity Golf Tournament ...... 4 Reasons Not to Miss the July Conference . . . 7

Pediatrician Brochure Now Availalble ...... 4 A Special Thank You ...... 8 CHAIRMAN INSIGHT BY ERNIE CANADEO

As you know, the NSA has grown to NSA created and printed thousands resource for families and clinicians become the largest association of of posters that were distributed to seeking more information about people who stutter and their families schools and libraries throughout the stuttering and our organization. in the United States. We offer support country. This unprecedented effort We have begun promoting the Web to thousands of people each year in spread awareness of stuttering in site through a Google search campaign, a variety of ways, including chapter communities where our NSA members which will reach many more people meetings at over 100 locations – live and work and will help to increase who seek help and support. Please with at least one chapter in almost attendance at our local meetings and take a look and let us know your every state. NSA chapters have been at our annual conference. Thanks go to thoughts. I hope you’ll be as excited the foundation of the organization all of our chapter leaders who rose to about is as we are. since its inception in 1977, and we the occasion to help spread the word The NSA office is busy making will continue to give support and about stuttering. arrangements for our annual confer - encouragement to our chapters and May was also an important month ence and research symposium taking our chapter leaders who do so much for promotion of the NSA with place in Arizona in July. It promises to support the organization. the launch of our new Web site, to be the best conference ever. I look The strength of the NSA and our nationalstutteringassociation.org. forward to seeing each of you there. chapters was showcased in our tremen - Our new Web site is chock-full of dous support of National Stuttering information about stuttering and the Sincerely, Ernie Awareness Week in May, where the NSA, and will become an important

Just because LG: In your experience, which of those tools Do you ever get nervous about you stutter Stuttering Makes have you found to be the most effective having to talk with so many dif - doesn’t mean You Stronger and the least effective? ferent people? LG: What would you say to you can’t other young people who are MM: I’ve learned in speech therapy that MM: Yes, when I do interviews pursue your hesitant to pursue their dreams I need to put a little breath of air before on radio, TV , or on the phone because they stutter? dreams and each sentence as this helps me speak more with a reporter but I usually get fluently and not stutter so much. A few through it OK , using my tools. passions. MM: I feel that stuttering does other tools that haven’t been so helpful It depends on how big the not make you weaker – it would be bumping into the word or stop - opportunity is. Sometimes if it makes you stronger because ping and starting again…because that just means a lot to my music career I will get when you overcome it it’s possibly the makes it seem like you’re stuttering anyway. a little nervous but usually it has little hardest thing you will have to do in your What helps me might not help someone effect on my speech. whole life. I know that even though I have else, but there will always be something made progress in overcoming it, it is still that helps us gain control of our speech. LG: Are there any musicians you would like a lot of hard work. So if you just keep at to play with but have not yet had the it, even if you still do stutter a little bit it’s opportunity? a natural thing. Everybody stutters once Musical Influences in a while. But just because you stutter LG: What performers, past or present, MM: I would like to play with B.B. King or doesn’t mean you can’t pursue your dreams have influenced you? one of my other influences – Derek Trucks and passions. of the Allman Brothers. g

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2 NATIONAL STUTTERING ASSOCIATION CHAPTE RNEWS FROM BONNIE WEISS

Bowling Green, Ohio One of the members said that he has the issue of dating and proms. Another Scott Palasik writes that the Northwest realized that he can still be a happy topic that was discussed was about talk - Ohio chapter has been very busy recently. person who makes people laugh even ing on the phone. One of those present At one of their recent meetings they though he stutters! He also feels that said he never talked on the phone until talked about advocacy of their speech stuttering gives him something more he was college age. Evan Sherman, the along with “cheating” (avoidance) and that he can be engaging in a con - chapter leader, closed the meeting with sometimes when they talk. With respect versation. The group also talked about the following questions: “What if there to advocacy, there were some different people making fun of those who stutter was a magic pill that cured stuttering thoughts on this and all were great! Some and “rude listeners” and wondered forever? Knowing that stuttering has members seemed to be in agreement why it is still somehow “acceptable” for shaped us into the people who we are with the idea of telling people about people to make jokes about stuttering today, would we take that pill?” stuttering when they got to know them when it is not OK to make jokes about and others thought open disclosure right other disabilities. Jean Sawyer writes away was important or thought it was that all in all it was a great meeting! Get Ready for a High dependent on the situation. All ways are valid, and the group decided that being Sacramento, California Energy Keynote Speaker comfortable with the way they share their The Sacremento/Roseville chapter met Some of the many stuttering is what counts. The group then in April. Nancy Barcal writes that there highlights of an NSA talked about some avoidance issues which were seven adults, four parents of national conference are included making phone calls, talking in people who stutter, two people who the fascinating and public and using texting and e-mails to stutter as well as two young children inspiring talks delivered help with this avoidance. The group spoke who stutter. The chapter started meet - by keynote speakers. to the Stuttering Class at Bowling Green ing at a new location in Roseville where This year’s conference State University on April 27th. they enjoyed pizza and soft drinks. The in Scottsdale, Arizona, is no exception. meeting started with one of the newest Gary Tietjen (pronounced Tee-jen) is Madison, Wisconsin members, Paul, reading the welcoming one of our scheduled speakers. He has been The Madison group held their monthly words. This was followed by the intro - motivating and educating audiences for over meeting at the Greenbush Restaurant. duction of a new co-leader, Sean. As the a decade. His vast background includes over They had a “chat and chew” meeting meeting continued, they separated and 30 years in cable and radio advertising sales where members discussed some activities did different activities. Nancy, a speech- and management. He’s been a radio on-air for future meetings. After the food language pathologist, played a game personality, a copywriter, a producer… arrived there was more chewing then with the younger children, Brooke and and he’s worked retail. chatting, but they did get some chat in! Kristen, while Paul and Sean had a ques - Gary’s talks are informative, fast paced, They talked about having a summer tion and answer session with the par - and humorous. His overall goal is to picnic in the middle of August, which ents. The parents asked Sean and Paul make you think, embrace change…not would be open to all members and their what it was like growing up as people run away from it, focus on your success, families. They also planned a movie who stutter as they wanted to pick up and come away a better person. From night for the fall. Gloria Klumb said that some “tips” from them. The meeting leadership to motivation, Gary delivers while she had the members’ attention, ended with a great discussion of stutter - messages with professionalism and she reminded them of the NSA confer - ing being just a part of who you are. passion. In fact, Gary knows that if you ence in Scottsdale, Arizona. So far, three unlock your inner passion you’ll reveal will be attending the conference. Syracuse, New York your true success! The Syracuse chapter recently had a Gary, his four children and wife, Terry, Normal, Illinois meeting attended by three people live on Long Island, New York. He’s been g

The Illinois State group met on April 9th who stutter and one speech-language involved with The Boy Scouts of America r o with eight people in attendance – three pathologist. They are looking forward where he has served in many leadership posts . r chapter leaders, three people who stutter to increasing their attendance as they and is the proud father of two Eagle Scouts. e t and two graduate students. This was a had recently put a new posting in the Gary is an active member of National t u first meeting for one of the people who newspaper. Vince, a school psychologist, Speakers Association and works with his t stutters. She is a graduate student at is working with a boy who stutters. The S

daughter Kelly in community theater. e Illinois State Speech Pathology Program. boy has never mentioned that he stut - Be sure to attend this inspiring W One of the topics they discussed was ters, and Vince is struggling with the keynote speech! Gary and your fellow . w about feeling confident, and they all issue of bringing up his stuttering. NSA members hope to see you in Scottsdale w shared what makes them feel confident. Members in attendance also discussed July 8 –12. I w

CHANGING THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WHO STUTTER 3 W Childhood NSA Is Special Stuttering: Pediatrician Brochure – Information for Recipient for Pediatricians and Now Available! Family Physicians Celebrity Golf Hot off the press, a brochure for Pediatricians and Family Tournament Physicians is available! YOU are a critical part of the process. We need our NSA Gary Benjoya, vice president of Special members to help get information out about stuttering. Kids Network in Chicago, says that We now have an informational brochure about childhood the NSA has been selected as a stuttering designed specifically for pediatricians and family physicians “Special Recipient” of their 10th – Childhood Stuttering: Information for Pediatricians and Family Annual Celebrity Golf Tournament. Physicians. Wouldn’t it be great if every pediatric and family The charity organization raises funds ns physician office had one for caregivers to refer to? You can help for children with special needs. The National Stuttering by providing a brochure to your pediatrician or family physician. event will be held August 3, 2009, Association Changing the lives of people who stutter Simply e-mail us at [email protected] and we will send you out in Chicago, Illinois. ational Stuttering Association 119 W 40th Street, 14th Floor brochures to distribute, or check out our Web site at WeStutter.org. “I am very excited to have the N ew York, N Y 10018 www.WeStutter.org ~ [email protected] How easy is that? If each person that receives this message passes NSA be a part of our charity this Phone: 800 (WeStutter) 937-8888 one brochure along to their child’s doctor we will have reached year as [its mission] touches me healthcare professionals who are in a position to help young children who stutter whose personally,” Benjoya says. “Our family parents may be unsure about what to do. became aware of NSA through Nina Reeves when Corey went to Nina for What Can You Do? speech therapy. Nina initially directed Take this brochure to your pediatrician or family physician, and/or volunteer to play us to the NSA Web site to review a more active role in the pediatrician outreach program – e-mail Stephanie Coppen at materials, and then we went to the [email protected]. NSA national conference that was in Chicago a few years ago. It was at the conference where we really Successful Workshop for Youth Who Stutter gained an understanding as to BY DIANE COLLINS, M.A., CCC-SLP how stuttering impacts families in different ways. On Saturday, May 2, 2009, District 10 of the Center for Children who Stutter at “While Corey is a very outgoing the California Speech-Language-Hearing California State University, Fullerton. 12-year-old boy who does not have Association sponsored a workshop for “Youth Throughout the day, various sessions an ounce of shyness in his body, and Who Stutter, Their Families, and SLP s” at took place. Gail and Sherri provided is probably one of the more talkative the Truesdail Center for Communicative presentations on therapy techniques in kids of all his friends and hockey Disorders. This center is located at the addition to conducting group discussions teammates, stuttering still impacts University of Redlands in California. with parents to address their concerns him in his day to day life. The confer - District 10 encompasses San Bernardino, about disfluency. Concurrently, Dr. ence really touched us.” Riverside and Inyo Counties. The Director Christopher Walker, from the University Benjoya adds, “I am very thankful of CSHA District 10 is Paige Shaughnessy of Redlands, who is also an SLP and an that Nina introduced my family from Loma Linda University. Kathy Little American Speech-Language-Hearing into the NSA and that in some way is the District 10 Director-Elect from the Association board recognized fluency I have been able to give back to the Palm Springs USD . specialist, and Dr. Mira Rendon, an SLP NSA financially through the Special The National Stuttering Association from the Upland Unified School District, Kids Network. I am also thankful for donated numerous books and brochures conducted discussion groups with teenagers the help that Special Kids Network for the many speech-language pathologists and adults who stutter. gets from Tammy [Flores, NSA execu - (SLP s), speech-language pathology assis - Christine LeRoy, Cheri Gale-Sadler, tive director] and Nina every summer tants, graduate students, parents, and chil - Connie Tieche, Kaye Sheffield, and Diane

g at our Annual Celebrity Golf and dren, teens, and adults who stutter. Family Collins, who are SLP s from District 10 and r

o Tennis Outing. Their hard work scholarships to the NSA conference in graduate students from the University of . r and tremendous dedication does Scottsdale, Arizona, were given away Redlands and Loma Linda University, pro - e t

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u If you would like to be a part of Gail Wilson Lew and Sherri Wolff present - helped in other capacities throughout the t

S this golf tournament, please contact ed this workshop. Gail and Sherri, who are day. This day proved to be very rewarding e Tammy Flores at 800-364-1677 or SLP s, are also ASHA board recognized fluency for all who attended. I W . info@westutter. org. For more informa - specialists. Gail has a private practice in addi - w tion about the Special Kids Network, tion to teaching at California State University, Diane Collins is the California Speech- w please visit specialkidsnetwork.org . Northridge. Sherri is the clinical director of Language-Hearing Association president. w

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2009 Tacoma Workshop Our Time Gala who stutter and their siblings, family, Seattle’s Joe Mirly wrote to us about On Monday, April 13, Our Time and friends, ages 8 –18. There is limited a workshop for adults in the Pacific Theatre hosted their seventh annual availability so register for Camp Our northwest: gala. Our Time, founded by NSA Time today! Call Our Time at 212-414- “Saturday we had our annual adult member Taro Alexander , provides 9696 or e-mail camp@ourtimetheatre. workshop in Tacoma, WA, which runs children and teens with an artistic org. Check their Web site for details: concurrently with a Family Day work - venue where they can express them - ourtimetheatre.org/camp. shop. The day went great, and I got lots selves free from humiliation and The Speech and Hearing Clinic at of positive feedback from the attendees. teasing. Photographer Howard L. Bowling Green State University will run “This year we didn’t have any guest Bingham was honored both for from June 13 –20. Up to 10 participants speakers; rather we used the time to his legendary accomplishments of over the age of 13 will be accepted and really go in-depth into our conversa - capturing some of America’s defining 50 hours of formal treatment will be tions. It was much like a day-long moments and for being an inspira - provided during this clinic. Scholarships chapter meeting. After introductions, tional example for people who and sliding scales may be available. which took about an hour, we broke stutter. Among the highlights includ - Those interested in this program can into groups and discussed pre-prepared ed dazzling performances from the contact Rod Gabel at [email protected] questions. Each group had a different Our Time kids with the help of or 419-372-7168. set of questions that they discussed performers Kate Jennings The American Institute for Stuttering among themselves while taking notes. Grant (When A Stranger Calls) , B.D. (AIS) offers eight intensive programs Taken as a whole all the questions relat - Wong (Law & Order: SVU) , Daphne per year. Please go to stutteringtreat - ed in some way or another to accept - Rubin-Vega (Rent) , and Kelli O’ Hara . ment.org for information about the AIS, ance. After the breakouts we gathered A special presentation of a speech their treatment process, and schedules. again as a group and discussed all the written by NSA member Danielle The Friends annual conference will questions and answers. Everybody had Diesu was part of the performance, be held July 23 –25, 2009. E-mail Lee lots of opportunities to speak and share and she received a thunderous ovation Caggiano at [email protected] for their opinions, which everybody did. after ending with "I stutter, and I am more information. “We met up with the Family Day damn proud!" A 3-week intensive summer program participants to share a generously The NSA was well-represented, will be held August 3 –23, 2009, in donated pizza lunch and other refresh - with guests including chapter leaders Naples, FL, from 4 pm to 8:30 pm ments, and again for the open mic and Steven Kaufman (Long Island, NY), Monday–Friday for adolescents and closing words. Caryn Herring (Pittsburgh, PA), Mitch adults. Contact Susan Cochrane at “Next year will likely feature a guest Trichon (Queens, NY), and Mike Cohn 585-229-5235 or freedomtospeak@ speaker or two. We’re also thinking of (, NY). Other members frontiernet.net. adding a second Family Day + Adult included David Friedman (Manhattan), The New England Fluency Program , workshop in Seattle in the fall. I’ll keep Dr. Phil Schneider , and Lee Caggiano an intensive 3-week program, is you all posted.” as well as her daughter, Jessie . offered five times per year in the Boston area for children, teens, and NSA Member Is Guest Summertime Programs adults. For more information, please Speaker at Seton Hall and Events visit stutteringtherapy.org or call On March 24, Steven Kaufman , leader Note: The National Stuttering Adriana DiGrande at 781-665-6623. of the NSA’s Long Island, NY, chapter, Association (NSA) does not affirm the For information about upcoming was a special guest speaker in the class competence of treatment providers intensive programs at ISTAR please call of Dr. Vikram Dayulu at Seton Hall nor guarantee/ endorse their treatment. 780-492-2619 or visit istar.ualberta.ca. University in South Orange, NJ. In addi - You are encour aged to contact the The Successful Stuttering Management g

r tion to speaking for an hour and half, providers directly for details about Program (SSMP) still has openings for o . Steven aired a brief segment from their experience and expertise in the the summer. Dates are June 29–July 18. r

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W experience and all the students enjoyed Symposium July 8 –12, 2009. Check Program is a 1-week intensive program . what was truly an engaging and our Web site for details: WeStutter.org. from July 27 –31, 2009. Partial scholar - w ship assistance may be provided. w insightful lecture, which also included a August 9 –16, Camp Our Time is a

w Britney Spears song. sleep away arts camp for young people Call Tom Gurrister at 801-308-0400.

6 NATIONAL STUTTERING ASSOCIATION Reasons Not to Miss the July Conference in Scottsdale

Masker Repairs Here’s a glimpse of some of the workshops and events that will be offered this year at the annual For Edinburgh Masker repair service conference. We hope to see you in Scottsdale, Arizona, July 8 –12! at reasonable rates, contact G.D. Germeyer at [email protected] Facilitator Workshop/Event or 717-432-3103. G.D. will also buy Nina Ghiselli My Tongue Is in My Friend’s Mouth: Using Storytelling to used Maskers. Establish a Stuttering Culture Robin Timmerman There Are No Words and Letters in Speech: Mary Austin Then Why Do You Stutter on Them? Mary Austin , wife of NSA member Samantha Gennuso Fearless Stuttering Doug Austin , passed away on March Judith Eckardt SLP Orientation – Getting the Most Out of the NSA Conference 9, 2009. The Austins were a valuable Gregg Benedikt First Timers asset to the Riverside, CA, chapter Family programs Family Orientation and also conducted the Renaissance workshop at the NSA’s Long Beach Family programs Kids Icebreaker conference in 2006. During the Research Research Symposium | Thursday | 10:15 – 12:30 last two years, they stayed busy Chloe Whittaker Make a Memory (T-shirts) traveling, even as Mary fought Sarah D’Agostino Kids: Make Our Conference Better pancreatic cancer. Steven Kaufman A Is for Attitude! The following obituary appeared in the Idyllwild Town Crier on March Family programs Parents: Opening Parent Roundtable 18, 2009: Nina Reeves Ask the Expert Kathy Scaler-Scott Cluttering: A Different Type of Fluency Disorder “Local child-reading advocate, Dennis Drayna, PhD Discovery of Causes of Stuttering – Treatment Implications pianist and violinist Mary Austin Tammy Flores First Timers’ Gathering passed away Monday, March 9, 2009, with her beloved husband, Jeff Goodman How to Find a Job Without Really Interviewing Doug, at her side. Mary lived Russ Hicks The Iceberg Analogy of Stuttering full-time in Idyllwild twice, from Robin Timmerman Experience Normal Speech! Successful Stuttering Therapy 1986 to 1989 and from 1998 to From the Netherlands. the present. She loved Idyllwild Amanda Lara Kids: Scavenger Hunt and often said, ‘The real treas - Cathy Olish Singles’ Gathering ure of Idyllwild is its people.’ Sarah Onofri “Nice to Meet You, I Stutter.” – Taking the Bite Out of Advertising Mary was born in Michigan in John Tetnowski Real-Life Issues for “20-Somethings” Who Stutter: An Interactive Workshop 1948; her family moved to California in 1960. Family programs Kids/Parents: Pool Party – Grab Your Bathing Suits; We Are Headed to the Pool She was married to her beloved Tammy Flores Thursday Night Opening Reception husband, Doug, for 26 years and Bobby Bodenhamer To “Block” or to “Stutter” – How Do You Do What When? she took the greatest of pride To be announced Open Microphone – Back by popular demand that Doug sent her a fresh rose Nobby Lewandowski CEU – Building Self-Confidence – Elevating Self-Esteem every week for 28 years.” Gunars Neiders The Courage to Speak: Taking the Fear Out of Communication She will be missed. Jeff Olevson Toastmaster Demo Meeting Nina Reeves Kids: Stuttering Jeopardy Fact vs. False Vivian Sisskin Self-Help Strategies from Avoidance Reduction Therapy: Choices That Lead to Comfortable Communication AL Thomas Passing Twice: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Stutterers & Their Allies John Wade Coping With the Blues Alex Rosenbaum Kids: Open Mic Bonnie Weiss Stutter Buddies Sean Hare Teens (18 –21) – Stuttering: Braving the College Scene

CHANGING THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WHO STUTTER 7 Facilitator Workshop/Event Editor Sonya Kunkle, [email protected] Russ Hicks All You Ever Wanted to Know About Stuttering but Were Afraid to Ask Art Director Janet Lenzer Bill Parry Beating Stuttering Blocks Assistant Editors Amber Snyder SpeechEasy: An Integrated Approach to Stuttering Management Bonnie Weiss Reitzes/Jackson StutterTalk.com Live Podcast with Audience Participation David Blazina Erin Dyer Revive Your Inner Spirit: A Session for Tired, Worn-Out, Phone Discouraged People 212.944.4050 800.WeStutter (937.8888) Nina Ghiselli Rethinking Psychotherapy for People Who Stutter Fax Jay Jones-Doyle Dispelling the Myths and Addressing the Fears About Succeeding 212.944.8244 With a Stutter E-mail Judith Eckardt CEU – You Make the Difference: Avoid Avoiding [email protected] Phil/Uri Schneider Living with Stuttering: A Lifetime of Change Home Page www.WeStutter.org Robert Demers From Stuttering to Success LETTING GO is a forum for views and Sean Hare Teen: Open Mic information about stuttering. The opinions Stephanie Pace Stuttering in a High-Tech World: Online Social Networks, expressed are those of the individual Virtual Reality, and Neuroscience Research con tributors and not necessarily the opinion of the National Stuttering Association. The Bill Parry Fighting Discrimination Under the New, Improved ADA NSA accepts no responsibility for the accuracy Will Ross Hold Your Head Up High: Stuttering and Unconditional of any opinion or information provided by Self-Acceptance any contributor, nor do we endorse or reject any therapeutic strategies, programs, or Phil/Uri Schneider Sharing Feelings devices mentioned in these pages. Beth Bienvenu The Only Thing We Have to Fear Is…The Perfect Job: ©2009 National Stuttering Association. Tips for Landing (and Keeping) the Job You Want All rights reserved. Jeremy Cohen Stuttering and Getting a Date: Creating the Social Life That You’ve Always Wanted Duffield/Richards Parents/Teens: Know Your Rights – IEP 411 Gerald Maguire CEU – Update on the Use of Medications for the A Special Thank You Treatment of Stuttering We thank the Sam & Ethel Cathy Olish Covert Stuttering – Exposed! Garber Foundation for their John Wade Applying Positive Psychology to Your Speech and Your Life generous donation at the Sarah D’Agostino Kids/Teens: Let’s Get Ready request of Rabbi & Sylvia Kathy Filer What Happened? The First Time You Stuttered! Goldman. The donation honors Lois Hare Parents: Closing Parent Roundtable their late grandson, Aaron Pamela Mertz Pushing Past the Fear Goldman, whose father is one Diana Richards Parents: Closing Parent Roundtable of the founders of the NSA.

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