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35639_35639 9/6/12 1:07 PM Page 1 65 Years of Service THE STUTTERING FOUNDATION ᭨ A Nonprofit Organization FALL 2012 Since 1947 ... Helping Those Who Stutter Is Language a Risk Factor in Stuttering? By Ehud Yairi, Ph.D., Emeritus Faculty, University of Illinois A person’s stuttering is not ran- dom. Linguistic factors have been considered relevant to stuttering es- pecially since early research (Brown, 1937, 1945) demonstrated their strong influence on the occur- rence of stuttering events, or “mo- ments of stutter- ing,” in specific locations of the speech stream (e.g., the begin- ning of sentences and phrases) and Ehud Yairi, Ph.D. in words of cer- tain grammatical classes (e.g., verbs and adjectives). The link be- New Website Unveiled tween stuttering and language is es- After months of research, user friendly while providing pecially intuitive in young children. designing, brainstorming, and accurate information. Several scholars have noted that hard work, the Stuttering Among the many changes stuttering onset, typically between Foundation’s new website, you will notice are the new tool ages 2 and 4, coincides with the crit- www.StutteringHelp.org, went bars. At the top of the home page ical period of accelerated expansion live Saturday July 28. you can choose from broad cate- in children’s expressive and recep- “We are excited to bring a new gories such as The Facts, tive language (Levina, 1963; Yairi, and improved re- Resources, go di- 1983, Ratner, 1997). Thirty-six source to the pub- Interesting Facts About rectly to the Store, years ago, Cheverkeva (1977) pro- lic,” said Jane or Contact Us. 4 StutteringHelp.org 3 million hits per month. posed that stuttering is basically a Fraser, president 4 If you already Over 900 web pages. disorder of language development, of the Stuttering 4 have a good idea an idea recently echoed by Foundation. After the United States, of what informa- With more most web traffic comes tion you need, the Bloodstein (2002). from India and Sweden. 4 The possible stuttering-lan- than 3 million Famous People brochure second tool bar guage link has become a focus of hits per month, is the most downloaded. right below tar- 4 scientific interest, reflected in the Stuttering New blog allows interac- gets Parents of tion with readers. several stuttering models with Foundation con- 4 P re s c h o o l e r s , psycholinguistic viewpoints. tinues to be the There are materials in Parents of School- Among these are the Demands- go-to site for the more than 31 languages. age Children, Capacity Model (Starkweather, most accurate and current infor- Teens, Adults, Teachers, Speech- 1987), the Covert-Repair mation on stuttering. Language Pathologists, Hypothesis (Postma & Kolk, More than a mere facelift, Physicians, and Employers. The 1993), the Trade-Off Hypothesis the site underwent a transfor- eye-catching ‘sliders’ offer a (Ratner, 1997) and the Cognitive mation from top to bottom. The quick way to get to some of our aim is to make the site more Continued on page 4 Continued on page 14 35639_35639 9/13/12 7:11 AM Page 2 THE STUTTERING 2 FOUNDATION᭨ The 7th World Congress of the International Fluency Association was heldVive in the heart of Lathe France! Loire Valley in Tours, France, July 2-5, 2012. It brought together more than 200 people, many of them experts in the field of stuttering. Participants came from 32 countries around the world, from China to Russia, from Croatia to Sweden, from India to Canada and the United States. Celia Gruss helps attendees at the Some 16 percent of partici- Stuttering Foundation booth. pants had attended Stuttering Isabella Reichel pre- Foundation workshops for spe- sents the International cialists, and you will see many Cluttering Association of them pictured below! Award to Ken St. The Stuttering Foundation was represented by Louis, accepting for Jane Fraser and Celia Gruss who Florence Myers. manned a display of Foundation materials. “Being bilingual at a conference held in Tours gave us a distinct ad- vantage,” commented Fraser. “Celia and I were able to clearly describe our books and DVDs to various attendees from the franco- phone countries of France, Switzerland and Belgium.” “It was a great conference in a From left to right: Willie Botterill - Award for Clinical beautiful setting. The presenta- Excellence; Jane Fraser accepting for Alan Rabinowitz - tions were stimulating and varied Consumer Award; Nan Ratner accepting for Anne and presented by researchers, Smith - Research Award; Carolyn Cheasman - clinicians and people who stam- Clinician of Distinction Award; Rosalee Shenker for mer, reflecting the ethos of the Colin Firth and David Seidler - Awareness Award. IFA. There was a wonderful at- mosphere that fostered and encouraged new and old collaborations across the world,” added Willie Botterill. IFA President Willie Botterill was honored with the Award for Clinical Excellence. Also honored was Foundation Board member Alan Standing ovation for awardees dur- Rabinowitz, who received the Consumer Award, ing the gala dinner. Colin Firth and David Seidler received the Contributor Award for Stuttering Awareness, Anne Smith received the Researcher Award, and Carolyn Cheasman received the Clinician of Distinction Award. 35639_35639 9/6/12 1:08 PM Page 3 THE STUTTERING FOUNDATION ᭨ 3 ThQe Stuutteraing lFiotunydat ioJn oThouse Wrhno Stuatterl.” iTshis mobjec - Hago oand nopeoned rup ean dextraordi - announced its 2012 Awards for tive article nary new audience to the Excellence in Journalism dur - addresses Foundation. ing May. the physi - “Journalists in a variety of set - cal, mental Category: Spanish Newspaper tings have done an outstanding and emotional components of First Place: Pedro F. job of focusing on stuttering dur - speech while at the same time of - Frisneda of El Diario for his ing the past year,” said Jane fering hope to parents. October 21, 2011 Fraser, president of the 65-year- article, “El tarta - Category: Daily Newspapers old nonprofit foundation. “We mudeo se puede First Place (tie): are seeing a significant shift in vencer.” This pow - Kathleen Mitchell of how we reach people - not only erful article intro - Business West for through newspapers and colum - duced accurate in - her May 10, 2011 nists but also through websites formation on stut - article, “In Manner Pedro F. and blogs. We are particularly tering to the of Speaking.” The Frisneda excited about increased outreach Spanish speaking article looks at the in Canada and within the community, while causes of stuttering, Spanish speaking community.” offering helpful tips to parents. what adults can do Category: Internet Blog to help children Kathleen Category: Syndicated First Place: Bob Greene of who stutter, and Mitchell Columnists CNN for his Feb. 20, why unrealistic ex - First Place: Dr. Paul 2012 article, “John pectations and a fast-paced Donohue for his national col - Glenn’s true hero,” lifestyle can make the situation umn on May 3, 2011, “Evaluate featuring former worse. child early for stut - tering.” This wide - National Stuttering Aldo Santin of Winnipeg Free Awareness Week ly read column en - Press for his August courages parents to spokesperson, Annie 6, 2011 article, Glenn. One judge Bob seek early inter - “Randy Bachman’s vention and to wrote, “Emotionally, Greene You Ain’t Seen my absolute favorite was the CNN gather accurate in - Nothing Yet singled formation and ob - Dr. Paul piece on John and Annie Glenn. It out by The Stuttering Donohue choked me up.” tain professional Foundation.” The ar - help for children ticle focuses on the Aldo Category: Website Santin who have begun to stutter. Dr. First Place: Dennis stuttering connection Donohue’s column is well- Thompson of HealthDay for his in the story behind the Bachman- known for its reliability; there - May 27, 2011 article, “Early Turner Overdrive classic that hit fore, it is particularly exciting Intervention Holds Hope for the top of the charts over 25 years that he focused on stuttering. recently purchased your Adult Stuttering Therapy he Stuttering Foundation of America is a tax-exempt organization under section I 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is classified as a private operating foun - DVD and cannot Tdation as defined in section 4942(j)(3). Charitable contributions and bequests to the even begin to de - Foundation are tax-deductible, subject to limitations under the Code. scribe how helpful it has been for me. It transports me to a time long ago. Seeing Dr. Van The Stuttering Foundation is a proud Riper in action is participant of the Combined Federal a real inspiration. Campaign. Please note our number: Thank you for making it available. CFC #11047 -Dan Pappas 35639_35639 9/6/12 1:08 PM Page 4 THE STUTTERING 4 FOUNDATION ᭨ Continued from front page Website Foundation Releases New DVDs most requested information, in - Evidence-Based Practice Autism Spectrum cluding how to find a specialist in and Practice-Based Evidence: Disorders and Stuttering stuttering therapy in your area. Closing the Gap There has been increased inter - Every category offers opportu - Discussions about evidence- est in understanding the variety nities to click on Related Pages for based practice often culminate in of speech disfluency patterns additional relevant information. At claims that there is one best ap - among those with autism spec - every turn you are offered the op - proach to treatment of a particu - trum disorders. portunity to “click here to request lar type of Case studies that describe FREE information.” client, or that types of disfluencies have added Many of our resources are avail - we lack appro - to our knowl - able free online, with just a click of priate evi - edge base. a mouse. There are eight streaming dence or that While both videos under the video link, offering clinicians lack stuttering help to parents, school-age children, access to what and “atypi - teens, adults, and teachers.