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