December Holiday Social

On Tuesday December 9th, the NC Triad chapter of the National Stuttering Association held its holiday social in place of a formal meeting. The social was attended by one person who stutters and the chapter leader. We discussed upcoming holiday plans and enjoyed cheesecake. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday January 13th from 7-9pm in the Benbow room on the ground floor of Elliott University Center on UNCG's campus.

November Meeting Recap

The NC Triad Chapter of the National Stuttering Association met on Tuesday November 11th. Five people (2 people who stutter, 2 speech-language pathology students, and 1 chapter leader) were in attendance. The meeting began with Drew reading the welcoming words. Emily explained the benefits of becoming a member of the NSA and the process of becoming a member. She also covered the "Change for the Better" program. More information about joining the NSA and Change for the Better can be found on the NSA website. Then, each of the SLP students discussed an article from the ISAD online conference. The first article was titled "Is a Stuttering Fluency Therapist better than a Fluent Stuttering Therapist?" and focused on the issue of stutterers becoming SLPs. The second article was titled "Perfectionism and Stuttering: Is there a connection?" and talked about such issues as all-or-nothing thinking, focusing on the negative, and self-defeating thoughts. Both articles generated a lot of discussion. The group then played the PowerR game from the Stuttering Foundation of America and discussed the pros and cons of the game, which is meant to be used a tool in fluency therapy. The meeting closed with Elizabeth reading the closing words.

CBS News Covers Stuttering

This video ran on the CBS Evening News on December 25. It includes footage from an open mic session at this past summer's NSA Convention in Parsippany, NY.


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December 9th Holiday Social

The NC Triad chapter of the National Stuttering Association will meet this coming Tuesday 12/9 from 7-9pm in the Benbow Room on the ground floor of the Elliott Center on the campus of UNCG. This meeting will be our holiday social, so there is no planned agenda. Please come join us for games and snacks.

News about Pagaclone

Here is the link to a news article from the website for the Wall Street Journal about Pagaclone, a medication to inhibit stuttering being developed by Indevus.

http://tinyurl.com/3gm8m2

*The NSA does not endorse any single approach to treating stuttering.

November 11th Meeting Agenda

The NC Triad chapter of the National Stuttering Association will meet next Tuesday 11/11 from 7-9pm in the Benbow Room on the ground floor of Elliott University Center on the campus of UNCG. I'm asking that CSD graduate students who are planning to attend the meeting to please choose an article from the International Stuttering Association online conference for 2008 (found on www.stutteringhomepage.com). After reading the article, please think of 3-5 questions and/or topics from the paper to discuss at the meeting. Snacks will be provided.

October 14th Meeting Recap

After a slow summer of meetings, the NC Triad Chapter of the National Stuttering Association came back with a bang for fall! The chapter met on Tuesday night October 14th from 7-9pm in the Benbow Room on the ground floor of Elliott University Center on the campus of UNCG. The meeting was attended by 9 people (1 chapter leader, 4 people who stutter, and 4 SLP graduate students). Christine opened the meeting by reading the welcoming words. There were 4 first-time attendees so Emily gave a brief history of the NSA and the purpose of the group. Then, we did a round of introductions and what brought people to the meeting. The ISAD online conference was brought up on the big screen and we browsed around the sight as a group. The title of one paper brought up a discussion about situations where a stutterer is fluent. Three out of four of the people who stutter report being fluent when they are very angry and yelling or arguing with someone else. Meeting attendees were encouraged to visit the site on their own and pick a paper that interests them to talk about at an upcoming meeting.

Then, we watched clips of Joe Biden speaking about stuttering at various meetings. Drew was gracious enough to put together these clips. One of the clips was of Biden speaking at a benefit for the American Institute for Stuttering. Biden used the word "debilitating" multiple times when referring to stuttering, and this brought about an interesting discussion about whether "debilitating" is an appropriate descriptor. Arguments for both sides of the debate were presented. Towards the end of the meeting, the chapter leader brought up that the SpeechEasy representative for the area proposed coming to a chapter meeting. The group discussed this possibility and decided that they were open to this idea. Sheree read the closing words to end the meeting. The chapter will meet again on Tuesday November 11th from 7-9pm in the Benbow Room.