Hi there!  I am a student studying Speech-Language Pathology and I'm really
interested in the psychological aspects if stuttering.  I have learned that
sometimes therapy is not effective for those who stutter, and these people
prefer to continue stuttering rather than use management techniques.  I'm
interested in hearing first-hand experiences and opinions on this issue.  If
anyone has any stories or can point me to some good ones I would really
appreciate it!!  Thank you!!

The 12th International Stuttering Awareness Day online conference is now open
(and will continue through October 22). The FREELY AVAILABLE conference is
linked to the top of the Stuttering Home Page
(http://www.stutteringhomepage.com). Included on the conference page:

1. a place to post announcements about events that your group or you are doing
for International Stuttering Awareness Day.

2. a brochure (in either English or Chinese!) that can be downloaded with ideas
on how to celebrate International Stuttering Awareness Day (directly until the
flags on the conference site).

3. posters for ISAD in English, Traditional or Simplified Chinese, Portuguese,
Lithuanian, Swedish, Greek, Dutch, German, Spanish, Italian, or French that can
be run off (directly under the brochures links)

4. The conference itself has many interesting papers by both professionals and
people who stutter from around the world, written in a reader-friendly style.
Each paper has an easy-to-use threaded discussion where you can post questions
or comments to the author. You can practice how the threaded discussions work at
http://www.mnsu.edu/comdis/isad12/testinginfo.html

5. There is also a section called The Prof Is In where 24 professionals have
agreed to respond to questions about stuttering from people who stutter
(including children - an 11 year old has already posted), their
friends/families, or clinicians who work with people who stutter.

The conference is freely available to everyone, it is also available for 1.5
CEUs (15 hours) or 1 credit for a fee. Information about requirements and how to
register is online at
http://www.mnsu.edu/comdis/kuster/isadarchive/requirements.html

Judy Kuster

Hello, Dawn if you are still needing some assistance with this I'd be more than
willing. I am currently 21 years old. I have stuttered since I was 5, and have
been working full time ever since out of highschool. Let me know if you'd want
to get a few answers from me.

Thanks,
Kyle.




________________________________
From: dawntomalin <dawn_tomalin@...>
To: stutteringhp@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 12:04:22 PM
Subject: [stutteringhp] Help with Stuttering Questionnaire

 
Dear Members,

I am a third year university student studying speech and language therapy. I
have an interest in stammering and hope to specialise in this area once
qualified. As part of my degree I am conducting a research project looking at
the "attitudes and feelings of people who stammer regarding their experiences in
the workplace".

I am looking for people who are currently working or have worked in the past to
complete a short questionnaire to help me with my research. All of the
information will be confidential and the questionnaire shall only be used for
the purpose of this investigation. Your answers given will only be read by me
and a university tutor. If you are interested in volunteering or would just like
more information please email me at dawn_tomalin@ hotmail.co. uk and I will send
you an extra participant information sheet.

Many thanks

Dawn Tomalin







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Dear Members,

I am a third year university student studying speech and language therapy. I
have an interest in stammering and hope to specialise in this area once
qualified. As part of my degree I am conducting a research project looking at
the "attitudes and feelings of people who stammer regarding their experiences in
the workplace".

I am looking for people who are currently working or have worked in the past to
complete a short questionnaire to help me with my research. All of the
information will be confidential and the questionnaire shall only be used for
the purpose of this investigation. Your answers given will only be read by me
and a university tutor. If you are interested in volunteering or would just like
more information please email me at dawn_tomalin@... and I will send
you an extra participant information sheet.

Many thanks

Dawn Tomalin

Thank you so much for the website. It has really helped me out a great deal.
Thanks again

Jerrod


--- In stutteringhp@yahoogroups.com, littleboyblue114 <littleboyblue114@...>
wrote:
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> Hi Jerrodland,
>  
> You may find something of interest on the Stuttering Homepage at:
>  
> http://www.mnsu.edu/comdis/kuster/stutter.html
>  
> In particular, you may wish to scroll down to '(and click on) ISAD online
conference archive 1998-2008', That annual event has produced many interesting
stories over the years.
>  
> I wish you well with your studies.
>  
> Alan
>
>
> --- On Tue, 3/10/09, jerrodland <jerrodland@...> wrote:
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> From: jerrodland <jerrodland@...>
> Subject: [stutteringhp] Speech Language Pathology Graduate Student
> To: stutteringhp@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2009, 1:40 AM
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> I am a speech language pathology student and am really interested in
stuttering. I have been reading a number of stories about people who stutter and
the stories they tell about there life as a person who stutters. I am extremely
fascinated in them and would love to hear more. Please!!!! I really would love
to talk and learn more so I can become more a knowledgeable student. Thank you
all so much
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Thank you so much for you message and yes I do have a yahoo ID is jerrodland. I
would love to know more. Let me know if you need anymore info. Thanks again.

Jerrod


--- In stutteringhp@yahoogroups.com, ABHIJIT PAL <ab_besus2005@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Vaibhav,
> My Yahoo! ID is ab_besus2005@...
>
> Regards,
> Abhijit
>
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> ________________________________
> From: vaibhav sharma <vaibhav_sharma21@...>
> To: stutteringhp@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Friday, 13 March, 2009 11:35:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [stutteringhp] Speech Language Pathology Graduate Student
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> HELLO, Dear friend
>                            Nice to see that you are a student of speech
pathology student, I will tell you much more than your expectation regarding
this,Do you have yahoo ID? If yes,then please send me your Id
> STuttering is not a disease it's only a bad habit,it can be cure but not
through medicine.
> I will tell you some more information regarding stuttering.. .....
> but can you tell me where is the research for STUTTERING is goin on
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Hi Jerrodland,
 
You may find something of interest on the Stuttering Homepage at:
 
http://www.mnsu.edu/comdis/kuster/stutter.html
 
In particular, you may wish to scroll down to '(and click on) ISAD online
conference archive 1998-2008', That annual event has produced many interesting
stories over the years.
 
I wish you well with your studies.
 
Alan


--- On Tue, 3/10/09, jerrodland <jerrodland@...> wrote:

From: jerrodland <jerrodland@...>
Subject: [stutteringhp] Speech Language Pathology Graduate Student
To: stutteringhp@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2009, 1:40 AM






I am a speech language pathology student and am really interested in stuttering.
I have been reading a number of stories about people who stutter and the stories
they tell about there life as a person who stutters. I am extremely fascinated
in them and would love to hear more. Please!!!! I really would love to talk and
learn more so I can become more a knowledgeable student. Thank you all so much



















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Hi Vaibhav,
My Yahoo! ID is ab_besus2005@...

Regards,
Abhijit


________________________________
From: vaibhav sharma <vaibhav_sharma21@...>
To: stutteringhp@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, 13 March, 2009 11:35:22 AM
Subject: Re: [stutteringhp] Speech Language Pathology Graduate Student




HELLO, Dear friend
                            Nice to see that you are a student of speech
pathology student, I will tell you much more than your expectation regarding
this,Do you have yahoo ID? If yes,then please send me your Id
STuttering is not a disease it's only a bad habit,it can be cure but not through
medicine.
I will tell you some more information regarding stuttering.. .....
but can you tell me where is the research for STUTTERING is goin on

THANKS


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Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger. yahoo.com/
invite/

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       Connect with friends all over the world. Get Yahoo! India Messenger at
http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/?wm=n/

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

HELLO, Dear friend
                           Nice to see that you are a student of speech
pathology student, I will tell you much more than your expectation regarding
this,Do you have yahoo ID? If yes,then please send me your Id
STuttering is not a disease it's only a bad habit,it can be cure but not through
medicine.
I will tell you some more information regarding stuttering.......
but can you tell me where is the research for STUTTERING is goin on
 
THANKS
         


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I am a speech language pathology student and am really interested in stuttering.
I have been reading a number of stories about people who stutter and the stories
they tell about there life as a person who stutters. I am extremely fascinated
in them and would love to hear more. Please!!!! I really would love to talk and
learn more so I can become more a knowledgeable student. Thank you all so much

Hey everyone if you dont already know theres a website strictly for
stuttering ppl its like myspace but for us and has a good purpose.

its stuttterblog.com 3'ts

Dear stutteringhp members,

My name's Brian and I'm a senior psychology student at Haverford College
currently conducting my thesis work.  I and a fellow student are looking
into language processing in people who stutter, and would love it if
anyone here would volunteer to help us collect data for our paper.  We
are offering 40 dollars for an hour of your time.

We've created a webpage that answers some basic questions about the
study, including some rationale and participation details, which can be
found here:
http://www.haverford.edu/psych/speechstudy.html

Some basic details:
- You must be an adult who stutters (over 18) in or around Philadelphia
- There is an online screening questionnaire you will fill out to
determine your eligibility
- Participation will take about 1 hour, for which you will be
compensated $40
- If you are interested in participating or have any questions, please
contact us at hc-comptonlab@...

We are very serious about participant confidentiality, which is why each
participant will be assigned a code number so that your identity is
protected from the very beginning of the study.  We would be excited to
have you participate, as the kind of research we are doing will
contribute to scientific knowledge about the condition of stuttering and
will help scientists and people who stutter in the future.

Our project is being supervised by Dr. Rebecca Compton of Haverfod
College and assisted by Dr. Jennifer Kleinow of La Salle University.

Any questions? Feel free to email us at hc-comptonlab@....
Thanks!



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Hi, if you stutter and are aged between 16 and 23 or the parent of a
young person who stutter would you be willing to fill in a short,
annonymous survey to help with my research? If so either follow the
links below or email me for more information at
p0527321x@...

Parents survey:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspxsm=_2fy62dzbM1rpaWc8K0h4XbQ_3d_3d

Survey for young people who stutter:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=bbr_2bBGYdt3ZUonMozyshkw_3d_3d

Thanks

Lucy Culliford

Hey Am new to this Group you're Depression sounds like mine I just chat all
day I lack friends and I have to force my self just to do simple tasks am not
really lazy it's just my mind is always negative will never be positive not
even for one hold day Well am always by my self I hardly ever talk My memory is
really bad since I been depressed I yes life is unfair how can people see life
and this world as a happy place to live in anyway I even suffer from anixety but
mine is really really bad am even afraid to talk to my own friends I cant even
talk with them on the phone are when am with them u understand me right? lastly
I stuter yeah it's not really why am like this so depressed it's my mind
that needs help anyone got any ideas plz Thanks in advance ^_^

Dear friends,

As some of you may know I started the stutteringselfhelp yahoo group
to fill a 'gap' in the Internet Stuttering Community. In my work in
the ISA I realised there was not much information available worldwide
on Selfhelp groups. So on behalf of the ISA I started the group.

In my work in the ISA, I have many people from around the world,
especially in India, emailing me asking for help. Because of my
position in the ISA and BSA I have usually just pointed them to
various appropriate websites and groups. So I became aware of the
limitations of my help. I have decided to address that.

I have started my own website http:/ /keithskeys.c om/. (N.B. remove
the spaces). It includes a blog as well. I intend to offer information
on what changed me from an experienced person with a history of
stammering to an experienced communicator who has learned about many
useful keys to successful self improvement.

You may browse the keys, select and discard based on your values. What
ever you do is OK.

I look forward to meeting you there.

Take care,

Keith

Hello All,
   I am glad to make the announcement:

The BRITISH STAMMERING ASSOCIATION (BSA) is 30 years old and to
celebrate this very special event we are organising a lunch party cum
disco for members and non-member PWS, family and friends in London on
Sunday, 7th Decemember 2008.

There will be a Reception from 12 noon to 1.30-2 pm, after which lunch
will be served. Rob Day, BSA trustee and resident DJ, will be providing
the music - and our members, family and friends will, no doubt, do the
rest! There will be afternoon tea and a celebration cake at about 6.30
pm. Dancing goes on till 11 pm. Even if you are not a member, you are
still welcome.

More information is available in the BSA website:
http://www.stammering.org/events_gala.html
<http://www.stammering.org/events_gala.html>

So if you can come to London, it would be great to come to this event
and meet other PWS and have a enjoyable day.

regards
Tanveer


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Hi Kyle, I have been trying to contact you but Im not sure if any of
my messages got through!! I can either email or post the
questionnaire to you, which would you prefer??

Thanks

Lucy Culliford

--- In stutteringhp@yahoogroups.com, kyle mcguire
<wwefan_2007_grad@...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> Lucy I think what your doing could be pretty interesting and a
learning experience for many people If you'd like i could answer
some questions for you. Just send them if you wish. I am a19 year
old Male i've been stuttering ever since i was about 5 or 6. So i've
been doing it for quite some time and have basically had to deal
with it. I'll be looking forward to answering some questions for
you. Hope to talk with you soon.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kyle M.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: l.culliford <p0527321x@...>
> To: stutteringhp@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, October 8, 2008 9:45:34 AM
> Subject: [stutteringhp] stuttering research
>
>
> Hi,
> hi, I am a fourth year university student studying speech and
> language therapy. I have an interest in stammering and as part of
> my degree I am conducting a research project looking at the
> difficulties faced by young people who stammer and their parents.
I
> hope that this project will inform the speech and language therapy
> service as to what can be done to improve the service provided to
> help people with a stammer. You do not have to have had speech
> therapy to participate.
>
> I am looking for both parents of adolescents who stammer and
> adolescents aged 11 to 19 who stammer themselves to complete a
short
> questionnaire to help me with my research. All of the information
> will be confidential and no identifying information will be
> included. If you are interested in volunteering or would just like
> more information please message me and I will contact you.
>
> Many thanks
>
> Lucy Culliford
>
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

There are about 20 professionals on the online conference that is open right now
who are answering questions like this one. You might want to open the ISAD
online conference attached to the top of http://www.stutteringhomepage.com

Open the link to the online conference near the top of that page and scroll down
to "The Prof is In." Post your question and see if you can get an answer there.
There are also many excellent papers on the conference that you might find
interesting.

The conference is free, and open until October 22. All the papers will be there
after October 22 but the threaded discussions where you can post questions and
comments will be closed after that date.

WHat I'd suggest is you post the following (or if you have trouble doing that, I
would be happy to post it for you):

Vaibhav Sharma

I am from India. Why in some situation iam able to speak fluently whereas in
pressure, it's totally unable to speak?

--- In stutteringhp@yahoogroups.com, trish sessa <toosh72@...> wrote:
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> Love to but I'm 36
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> --- On Wed, 10/8/08, l.culliford <p0527321x@...> wrote:
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> From: l.culliford <p0527321x@...>
> Subject: [stutteringhp] stuttering research
> To: stutteringhp@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2008, 7:45 AM
>
>
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>
> hello ,This is vaibhav sharma from india,iam also an ex
stammer,due to speech theraphy somehow iam able to cope this
problem,but still there are some doubts in my mind& i would like to
ask to you,i don't know the exact cause of stammering????????????
why in some situation iam able to speak fluently whereas in
pressure,it's totally unable to speak??????????
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Love to but I'm 36

--- On Wed, 10/8/08, l.culliford <p0527321x@...> wrote:

From: l.culliford <p0527321x@...>
Subject: [stutteringhp] stuttering research
To: stutteringhp@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2008, 7:45 AM






Hi,
hi, I am a fourth year university student studying speech and
language therapy. I have an interest in stammering and as part of
my degree I am conducting a research project looking at the
difficulties faced by young people who stammer and their parents. I
hope that this project will inform the speech and language therapy
service as to what can be done to improve the service provided to
help people with a stammer. You do not have to have had speech
therapy to participate.

I am looking for both parents of adolescents who stammer and
adolescents aged 11 to 19 who stammer themselves to complete a short
questionnaire to help me with my research. All of the information
will be confidential and no identifying information will be
included. If you are interested in volunteering or would just like
more information please message me and I will contact you.

Many thanks

Lucy Culliford















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You are most welcome. The author of a new book has written an article for the
ISAD online conference this year. In fact, there are actually two books that you
might be interested in, or in posting a question to the authors.

The online conference is linked to the top of
http://www.mnsu.edu/comdis/isad11/isadcon11.html

The authors are Fusco and Gasway. The threaded discussion attached to their
papers make it possible for you to post questions/comments before October 22
when the online conference ends. It is freely available. There are also MANY
other interesting papers there as well.

Best wishes,

Judy


On 10/8/08 3:40 PM, "ShontelleiyaSherree" <shontelleiyasherree@...> wrote:

Thankyou so much Judith you have more than answered my request and
provided a wealth of informative links, so thankyou again and I so
wish I'd asked here before as I now see there are so many characters
in contemporary literature with stammering issues. I feel truely
indebted and ever so grateful , thankyou again, ShontelleiyaSherree
SuarezShandi
    --- In stutteringhp@yahoogroups.com, "Kuster, Judith A"
<judith.kuster@...> wrote:
>
> Check the Stuttering Home Page section at
>
> http://www.mnsu.edu/comdis/kuster/media/media.html
>
> For several books that portray stuttering. Kenneth Logan also
recently published an article on childrens' books that portray
stuttering. Maybe a search on scholar.google.com will turn up the
reference for you.
>
> Judy Kuster
>
>
> On 10/8/08 10:04 AM, "ShontelleiyaSherree"
<shontelleiyasherree@...> wrote:
>
> Hi I'm a 21 year old Jamaican girl student and my special interest
is
> disabilities in literature and how attitudes have changed over time
and
> been reflected in different literary treatment. I am interested in
> hearing if anyone here can recommend any novels, poems or short
stories
> which involve characters with stmmering or stuttering issues. I
realise
> it's a vry specialised request and comes because I have drawn many
> blanks myself and note how people with physical disabilities or even
> blindness have been dealt with in literature but speach difficulty
> seems like a very much ''hidden'' disability. Any help with links or
> recommendations of any sort would be hugely appreciated, thankyou
> ShontelleiyaSherree SuarezShandi
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>



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Yahoo! Groups Links

Thankyou so much Judith you have more than answered my request and
provided a wealth of informative links, so thankyou again and I so
wish I'd asked here before as I now see there are so many characters
in contemporary literature with stammering issues. I feel truely
indebted and ever so grateful , thankyou again, ShontelleiyaSherree
SuarezShandi
    --- In stutteringhp@yahoogroups.com, "Kuster, Judith A"
<judith.kuster@...> wrote:
>
> Check the Stuttering Home Page section at
>
> http://www.mnsu.edu/comdis/kuster/media/media.html
>
> For several books that portray stuttering. Kenneth Logan also
recently published an article on childrens' books that portray
stuttering. Maybe a search on scholar.google.com will turn up the
reference for you.
>
> Judy Kuster
>
>
> On 10/8/08 10:04 AM, "ShontelleiyaSherree"
<shontelleiyasherree@...> wrote:
>
> Hi I'm a 21 year old Jamaican girl student and my special interest
is
> disabilities in literature and how attitudes have changed over time
and
> been reflected in different literary treatment. I am interested in
> hearing if anyone here can recommend any novels, poems or short
stories
> which involve characters with stmmering or stuttering issues. I
realise
> it's a vry specialised request and comes because I have drawn many
> blanks myself and note how people with physical disabilities or even
> blindness have been dealt with in literature but speach difficulty
> seems like a very much ''hidden'' disability. Any help with links or
> recommendations of any sort would be hugely appreciated, thankyou
> ShontelleiyaSherree SuarezShandi
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>

Check the Stuttering Home Page section at

http://www.mnsu.edu/comdis/kuster/media/media.html

For several books that portray stuttering. Kenneth Logan also recently published
an article on childrens' books that portray stuttering. Maybe a search on
scholar.google.com will turn up the reference for you.

Judy Kuster


On 10/8/08 10:04 AM, "ShontelleiyaSherree" <shontelleiyasherree@...>
wrote:

Hi I'm a 21 year old Jamaican girl student and my special interest is
disabilities in literature and how attitudes have changed over time and
been reflected in different literary treatment. I am interested in
hearing if anyone here can recommend any novels, poems or short stories
which involve characters with stmmering or stuttering issues. I realise
it's a vry specialised request and comes because I have drawn many
blanks myself and note how people with physical disabilities or even
blindness have been dealt with in literature but speach difficulty
seems like a very much ''hidden'' disability. Any help with links or
recommendations of any sort would be hugely appreciated, thankyou
ShontelleiyaSherree SuarezShandi


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Yahoo! Groups Links

Hi I'm a 21 year old Jamaican girl student and my special interest is
disabilities in literature and how attitudes have changed over time and
been reflected in different literary treatment. I am interested in
hearing if anyone here can recommend any novels, poems or short stories
which involve characters with stmmering or stuttering issues. I realise
it's a vry specialised request and comes because I have drawn many
blanks myself and note how people with physical disabilities or even
blindness have been dealt with in literature but speach difficulty
seems like a very much ''hidden'' disability. Any help with links or
recommendations of any sort would be hugely appreciated, thankyou
ShontelleiyaSherree SuarezShandi

Hi,
Lucy I think what your doing could be pretty interesting and a learning
experience for many people If you'd like i could answer some questions for you.
Just send them if you wish. I am a19 year old Male i've been stuttering ever
since i was about 5 or 6. So i've been doing it for quite some time and have
basically had to deal with it. I'll be looking forward to answering some
questions for you. Hope to talk with you soon.

Thanks,

Kyle M.



----- Original Message ----
From: l.culliford <p0527321x@...>
To: stutteringhp@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 8, 2008 9:45:34 AM
Subject: [stutteringhp] stuttering research


Hi,
hi, I am a fourth year university student studying speech and
language therapy. I have an interest in stammering and as part of
my degree I am conducting a research project looking at the
difficulties faced by young people who stammer and their parents. I
hope that this project will inform the speech and language therapy
service as to what can be done to improve the service provided to
help people with a stammer. You do not have to have had speech
therapy to participate.

I am looking for both parents of adolescents who stammer and
adolescents aged 11 to 19 who stammer themselves to complete a short
questionnaire to help me with my research. All of the information
will be confidential and no identifying information will be
included. If you are interested in volunteering or would just like
more information please message me and I will contact you.

Many thanks

Lucy Culliford






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Hi,
hi, I am a fourth year university student studying speech and
language therapy.  I have an interest in stammering and as part of
my degree I am conducting a research project looking at the
difficulties faced by young people who stammer and their parents.  I
hope that this project will inform the speech and language therapy
service as to what can be done to improve the service provided to
help people with a stammer.  You do not have to have had speech
therapy to participate.

I am looking for both parents of adolescents who stammer and
adolescents aged 11 to 19 who stammer themselves to complete a short
questionnaire to help me with my research.  All of the information
will be confidential and no identifying information will be
included.   If you are interested in volunteering or would just like
more information please message me and I will contact you.

Many thanks

Lucy Culliford

The eleventh annual International Stuttering Online Conference opens October
1 (it is October 1 somewhere in the world now;-) and climaxes on October
22nd, "International Stuttering Awareness Day." The theme of this year's
conference is "Don't Be Afraid of Stuttering."

Individuals interested in stuttering, professional therapists as well as
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variety of papers from both professionals and consumers from around the
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Judy Kuster

> > Warrington County Court England .
> > .
> > Date ,26th March 2008.
> > I was with the applicant Mrs J xxxxxxxxx for 13 years .
> > At the time of us meeting i was a very severe stutter with a very
> low
> > self esteem .
> > Jxxxx knew i was mentally and sexually abused as a child .
> > We moved to xxxxxx August 2000 with our 3
> > children ,xxxxxxx ,xxxxx and xxxxxx .
> > We where very protective parents i was over protective ill admit .
> > We didnt really socialise as i was very shy and was very
> embarrassed
> > about talking to people we still had a good family life we never
> > really had people in our home as we had moved 15 miles from where
> we
> > lived .
> > We planned to marry in the August 2002 and we started planning in
> the
> > summer for the event .
> > In the July of the summer our daughter was abused by a neighbours
> > son ,this happened once the lad was 13 my daughter was 3 at the
> time
> > The lad came in our home with his mother for the first time and
he
> > takes my son who was 5 into his bedroom to play he locks my son
in
> > his room and goes in our daughters room and abused her ,our son
> > escaped and caught him and told his mother ,.
> > This was my worst nightmare imagine me getting married 5 weeks
> ahead
> > and i was supposed to be happy .
> > Ill admit the wedding day was a complete mess i could,nt even say
> my
> > vows as my speech at this point went very severe i got smashed
out of my head .
> > After our wedding my trust in people had vanished completley ,I
> > trusted no 1 in our home and hated people going near my children ,
> > I also became even more insecure and my speech suffered .
> > The neighbour lived in a culdesac with us and my children would
not
> > even play out on the front ,id just bought a 4 Bedroom detactched
> > home and i hated it ,my wife asked for me to ask the neighbour to
> > move as her son always out side .
> > I asked the father to move and he said he,d bomb me and ,in the
end
> > he did move .
> > We lived a very isolated life really i worked all the time ,and
> never
> > took holidays as with the mortgage and bills was to high .
> > I did confide in the neighbour i was abused .
> > On my sons birthday in the December of that year another
neighbour
> > knocked and asked if i wanted a pint ,id never really drank round
> the
> > area before .
> > We drove to the pub and he started teasing me saying why do i
have
> > panic attacks and i just wanted to go home ,next thing i know 2
men
> > come in the pub and start kicking off hitting OAPS and bar woman
he
> > asked me to try and break it up and they attacked me .
> > No 1 else joined in the fight and the lads got outside the pub
and
> > said they where going to put my windows through .
> > I didnt think they would do it ,i drank my pint and drove home
with
> > the neighbour ,i got to my home and found my children crying and
my
> > windows smashed ,the neighbour said he knew where they lived ,we
> > drove round and the lads attacked my van calling me a
pedophile ,i
> > jumped out of my van and tried to stop them attacking my van ,the
> > neighbour jumped in my van and drove off .I was left to fight
them
> > and in the end i ran off .
> > I went back there home and put there windows through .
> > I was arrested and fined .
> > I had people makin comments in the street calling me a
beast ,this
> > drove me even more depressed .
> > Life after that was a complete nightmare ,i wouldnt take my kids
> out
> > to the park or allow people in our home ,We would have the odd
> > birthday party but no 1 was allowed
> > upstairs .
> > Life went on for about 2 years like this till she brought a
friend
> > round ,her and her fella would come round and have the odd drink
at
> > weekends and they would bring cocaine round ,me and the wife
would
> > both take drugs ,I never took it infront of the kids and my kids
> > never seen me high .
> > Life was good for a while I confided in them what had happened
and
> > what people where calling me .
> > The last year of 2006 was my worst ,
> > My wife would want more cocaine and she started bringing her
> friends
> > youngest daughter round with her mother and they would be saying
> she
> > wanted to lose her virginty when she was 14 ,i told my wife this
> had
> > nothing to do with us,and it sent me deeper into depression .
> > I didnt want anything said like that in our home and it was
between
> > her and her mother to discuss .
> > My wife laughed this off and would bring the girl round week
after
> > week ..
> > The next thing to happen was my wifes friends older daughter who
> was
> > 16 started to email me .
> > I told my wife about this and she said she,d tell her ,this went
on
> > for weeks ,she then brought the 16 year old round and the girl
was
> > flirting with me ,this knocked me sick and i went the doctors for
> > anti depressants i told the wife what she was doing and she would
> > laugh it off saying it was in my mind ,The 16 year old started
> asking
> > me for money for sex ,
> > I went into a nervous breakdown and hit the anti depressants and
> > sleeping tablets and vodka ,my wife would buy these for me while
i
> > was in work ,i didnt know if i was coming or going she also had
her
> > friend round with her daughter still flirting like mad with me id
> sit
> > in the living room and the girl would come in the living room .
> > I would be crying all the time ,i was never happy .
> > My wife would buy cocaine aswell even though she was a teacher .
> > In the end i could not work ,this went on for months really .
> > A neighbour knocked about december saying my wife had left her
> lights
> > on the car ,she ask him to have a drink with us he seemed a bit
> > strange but i wasnt upto doing anything really ,he had a lager
and
> i
> > showed him our zoo we had in the back which i built for my
> children .
> > We had owls, hawks ,ducks ,,rabbits ,guinea pigs ,parrots,
> > dogs,rats ,fish ,and a big park at the top of our garden i tried
to
> > make it really good for the kids even though i hated living
there .
> > At the xmas in 2006 we had a xmas party i wasnt really fit enough
> to
> > even have a cup of coffe or eat properly ,i was really depressed .
> > The neighbour came and her friend and fella and daughters.
> > I cant remember much about the party as drinking and taking all
the
> > medication ,plus cocaine which my wife bought .
> > Ill admit the last 6months i was severely depressed .
> > The new year came and the neighbour who told my wife the lights
> where
> > on in the car .
> > He knocked about 9pm me and the wife where in the kitchen ,she
> stayed
> > up for about 30 minutes and went bed ,we ended up in the living
> room
> > watching telly i think .
> > He asked could he go on toilet so i told him it was ok ,He,d been
> on
> > the down stairs toilet before when he came the party .
> > I waited for a few minutes and he didnt return ,i went to look
for
> > him and couldnt find him the toilet door was open .
> > I looked all round the back garden ,and in the bottom of our
> home ,i
> > then proceeded to check on my family upstairs ,i looked in my
wifes
> > room she had the light on reading a book ,i looked at my sons
room
> > his door was open and he was asleep ,i checked our upstairs
tolilet
> > and the door was open and the light was on i then looked at our
> > daughters room and the door was closed ,we never ever leave the
> door
> > closed .
> > I tried to open the door and it would not budge i pushed and the
> > neighbour was pushed into the middle of the room i seen my
> daughters
> > both awake in shock ,my son ran to the side of me and i asked the
> man
> > to get out of our home ,i was raging and ill admit i tried to
kill
> > the man he died twice in our hall.
> > My wife casually called an ambulance and said a few days later to
> > forget about it ???????????
> > A week later he called our home leaving a note saying phone him
> > up ,he had been in intensive care for a week .
> > I told him not to call as i was raging and would hurt him again .
> > He called an hour later trying to tell me he wanted to play dolls
> > with our daughters who in the right mind would go into a
neighbours
> > home at 11pm and lock the door behind him and play with my
daughter
> > who was abused as a kid ??????????
> > I chased him down the road and was arrested i was locked up .
> > The police had an investigation and my charges where dropped .
> > A few weeks later we took our children in the evening to the
> pictures
> > to get me out of our home .
> > We went out and came in my wife got some vodka knowing i was on
> anti
> > depresants and sleeping tablets .
> > I was drinking the vodka to get out of reality and her friends
> > daughter calls round and comes in the kitchen ,the girl started
> > drinking then she gets her mobile phone out showing me and the
wife
> > her boyfriends genitals ,i started arguing with her and the
> wife ,and
> > went into the living room .
> > The girl came into the living room and tried to kiss me infront
of
> > the wife ,i went mad and put an ashtray through the telly and
went
> to
> > bed to escape what they where doing to me ,the next thing i know
> > police are in the bedroom ,i was arrested and had an injuction
> served
> > on me for 1 year this was in the febuary .
> > After the injunction my wife wanted me to have contact with the
> kids
> > and would let me come the home and we would have days out and
> nights
> > at xxxxxxxxx .x
> > Ive never gone the home in this time and just wanted to save the
> > marriage for my kids sake because i have thought that hard to
talk
> > fluent ,its took me a year to be able to get my life back
together .
> > Ill admit i have sent text messages which i deeply regret .
> > Ive lost my home and my children ,my wife went to socail services
> > saying id harm them ,i have never hit my children or really
shouted
> > at them
> > Ill admit i went the home the week before the injunction was up
> > because my wife sent me a solicitors letter saying i would hurt
my
> > children and she wanted no access i went in a calm manner and
> knocked
> > at the door and window i did not enter the back garden ,
> > Ill admit i didnt like close contact with anyone as id have a
panic
> > attack through my up bringing as a child
> > If this is my crime im ashamed to say i think people are sick
> making
> > comments and accusing me of nothing .
> > I know the marriage is over and will never ever contact my wife
> again
> > and will use a solicitor and courts to fight for access to see my
> > children .
> > I just wish the court today to read my version of events and take
> > this into account .
> > I have stopped taking all medication and vodka and am finally
> > rebuilding my life .my speech is near perfect and ive took the
> > challenge to defend my self in court .
> > My children left me a Winners medal on a ribbon .
> > Which you can see .
> > I would never hurt my children or wife ,ive had to fight tooth
and
> > nail to keep my family safe .
> > Thanks
> > Jonathan Ashton
> > This is a misscarriage of justice ,
> > All ive ever been is a loving father
I even went to brothels and told everyone id swing just to be
believed ,
Im not a child molester i was a man who had a severe stutter who was
sexually and mentally abused as a child .
I have never bathed my kids or changed there nappies or seen them
naked and her family thought i was wierd ,i just felt sick because of
what happened to me as a child .

I FELT WORTHLESS

Ive just joined a new stutter site where there is lots of in formation
and help on stuttering ,
Its called www.stutteringforum.net .
We welcome any new members and there is lots of help .
Thanks
Take care
Jonathan Ashton

Ive come to that point in my life where im not bothered about my
stutter anymore .
its took some tears and that but im going to enjoy my life ,im going
to go to the shop and ask for something, im going to use the phone
and use it, im going to ask for directions ,ill even make
conversation in the street with some stranger,
Im not going to sit at home thinking how im going to present myself .
Ive given up trying to not stutter and hide the fact i do stutter ,
There are people well worse off then us lot ,we all need to smell the
coffe ?
I remember where id be very frightened about anyone coming into a
room and i had to talk to them ,i act very confident now and still
stutter a bit .
I went on the maguire course a few years back but at the time i was
using drugs and beer ,im not ashamed to say it was a total disaster
because .
Id advise anyone who wants to go into therapy like the maguire course
or any other is to not use drugs (ILLEGAL DRUGS )Im quite ashamed to
say but you will never make progress being off your head .
Why waste all that money when your going to come off it and be in the
same boat as before ?
I wish i had never used drugs but with how society is today its easy
to fall into a trap ,listen to me they will make your life a misery
and you,ll never make any progress with your speech while you use
drugs ?
Im not saying people use drugs on here im just warning you that its
not worth it .
Im fighting back and yes its a hard struggle moving away from losers
who use them and yes i was a loser but ill win this battle .
Johnny ashton who has stopped using illegal drugs to find a better
fluency .
Its changed my life anyway
Take care
Johnny Ashton
STAY CLEAN ITS THE WAY FORWARD