I found this clip of an ABC News piece about stuttering.
Medical Mystery: Stuttering
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Monday, July 27, 2009
July Meeting Recap
The NC Triad chapter of the National Stuttering Association met on Tuesday July 14th from 7-8:30pm in the Benbow Room on the ground floor of Elliott University Center on the campus of UNCG. The meeting was attended by 3 people (2 PWS and 1 SLP), and there was one first time meeting attendee. Drew opened the meeting by reading the welcoming words. Emily gave a brief history of the NSA and the purpose of the Triad chapter. We did introductions of ourselves for the benefit of the first timer. This lead into discussions about previous speech therapy experiences, resources for stutterers who attend UNCG, and support systems for PWS. After a short break, we listened to a portion of a Stutter Talk podcast where Drew had called in to the show to ask about their opinion of the word "fluency" being oppressive. After listening to the podcast's hosts respond to Drew's question, we gave our own opinions of the terms "stuttering" vs. "fluency." We all agreed on the hosts' point that stuttering/fluency therapy should include emotional aspects of stuttering too. We also discussed if "fluency" was more of a clinical term while "stuttering" is used/recognized more often in conversational contexts outside of the therapy environment. Because Jason had driven from an hour and a half away to attend the meeting, we agreed to end earlier than usual. Jason read the closing words to end the meeting. The next meeting will be on Tuesday August 11th from 7-9pm in the Benbow Room on the campus of UNCG in EUC.
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