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Information about stuttering, stuttering therapy, cluttering, conferences, course syllabi, books about stuttering, stuttering support organizations. The Stuttering Home Page is dedicated to providing information about stuttering and other fluency disorders for both consumers and professionals who work with people who stutter. It includes information about research, therapy, support organizations, resources for professors who teach fluency disorders courses, materials for kids who stutter, and much more. It was created by Judith Maginnis Kuster and is maintained at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Judith Kuster is an American Speech-Language and Hearing Association certified speech-language pathologist and a professor emerita in the Department of Speech, Hearing and Rehabilitation Services, Minnesota State University, Mankato.

General information about Speech & Language difficulties and how to help. Communication is a vital skill that all children need to learn. Without it they will not reach their full potential. Here at Talking Point we give parents and carers the information they need to help their children develop these skills. If your child has difficulties with speech, language and communication, you'll find we've got lots of help and advice for you.

DAF Professional has been developed to be the leading app to help people who stutter.  It helps people to slow their rate of speech down which makes it sound clearer to others.  As you know, DAF is a well established speech and language therapy tool which helps people to speak more slowly.  However, until recently, devises have been cumbersome to carry around, difficult to adjust, very expensive and therefore not widely used.   

DAF Professional is an easy to use and professional speech therapy tool which could help a large number of people who stutter.  

This book was recommended by one of the attendees of the Durham BSA conference. The author is John Harrison and he is a recovered stammerer. The book has some good reviews and is free to view on line. There are approximately 600 pages . I personally like the first page which has 2 memorable quotes, one seen on a gravestone: " be what you is, cuz if you be what you aint, you aint what you is" and my favourite from a man who said so many memorable things, Winston Churchill, " we are changed by what we do, not by what we think about, or read about, but by what we actually do".

Happy Reading

A free download is also available from The Stuttering Homepage - Download Redefining Stuttering by John C Harrison

This book is also available from Amazon to purchase.

Stammering is a complicated problem which can be very distressing for children and their families. ARSC is a charity which was set up to help and our main aim is to support the specialist speech and language therapy service which is offered at the Michael Palin Centre for Stammering Children in London.

The speech and language therapy department is part of the County Durham & Darlington Foundation Trust. Our team consists of qualified therapists, and speech and language therapy assistants. All of our therapists are registered with the national regulatory body, Health Professions Council. We work in a range of settings including clinics, homes and hospitals as appropriate.

BSA is the only national organisation for adults and children who stammer, run by people who stammer.