International Stuttering Awareness Day (October 22) began in 1998, spear-headed by Michael Sugarman, Oakland, California. ISAD recognizes the growing alliance between speech-language professionals and consumers, who are learning from each other and working together to share, give support, and educate one another and the general public on the impact that stuttering has on individuals' lives. Online conferences, organized by Judy Kuster, have been an integral part of International Stuttering Awareness Day since its inception.

For participants who need some basic information about stuttering, please read about Stuttering from the American Speech, Language and Hearing Association.. Additional information is available on the Stuttering Home Page.

This year's conference is designed for people who stutter, their families and employers, the professionals who work with them, students in training and their instructors.

The contributions in this conference reflect professional and consumer interests about stuttering and are presented by over 90 individuals representing 29 different countries on 5 different continents. Each paper also has a threaded discussion page for comments and questions. Contributors to the conference are solely responsible for the information they provide. The conference organizer and Minnesota State University cannot be responsible for nor can we attest to the accuracy or efficacy of the information others provide.

Instructions — please read! The papers are linked to the button to the left and are also hyperlinked. After you have opened the paper, the link will turn green to remind you that you've already opened that paper. The questions/comments page may be accessed at the top or bottom of each paper, or from the link after the title of the paper in the index.

about the conference are welcome.
Thank you for your participation.

Office Hours — The Professor Is In Several university professors agreed to serve as a panel to answer appropriately-posed questions about stuttering. This is especially designed as a good opportunity for parents of children who stutter, and for children, teens, and for adults who stutter to ask questions of several highly qualified specialists in the area of stuttering. list of professors here Ask your question here

Locus of Control in Adults Who Stutter by Orlin Baev (Bulgaria) -Discussion-

Cluttering: Characteristics Identified as Diagnostically Significant by 60 Fluency Experts by David Daly (Michigan, USA) -Discussion-

Neurogenic stuttering — so much we know, so much we still need to discover! by Luc DuNil (Canada) -Discussion-

Lasting blissful relief from early stuttering? by Mark Onslow (Australia) -Discussion-

Why Do So Many Stutterers Fail to Stutter When Alone and How Can This Phenomonen Be Used in Treatment? by Ilia Rasskazov and Natalia Rasskazova (Russian Federation) -Discussion-

Part I: Speech Disfluency in Autism Spectrum Disorders: Clinical Problem Solving for Autistic Disorders by Vivian Sisskin (Maryland, USA) and Kathleen Scaler Scott (Louisiana, USA)
Part II: Speech Disfluency in Autism Spectrum Disorders: Clinical Problem Solving for Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified and Asperger Syndrome by Kathleen Scaler Scott (Louisiana, USA) and Vivian Sisskin (Maryland, USA)
Discussion for either or both Part I and Part II

The use of drama-therapy in the rehabilitation of stuttering patients by Donatella Tomaiuoli, Francesca Del Gado, Paola Falcone, Calogero Marchese, Eleonora Pasqua, and Maria Grazia Spinetti (Rome, Italy) -Discussion-

A Magical Place, A Magical World by Taro Alexander (New York, USA) -Discussion-

Stuttering In Cameroon To Take A Different Course Of Thought: Exploring Solutions For The Future by Jonas Berinyuy (Cameroon, West Africa) -Discussion-

"Parole d'Espoir" - making gains in fluency through self-help and friendship in Mauritius by Jim Caroopen (Mauritius, Africa) -Discussion-

The Challenges Associated With Dysfluency And University Life: Personal Perspective Of A Mild Covert Stutterer by Rob Grieve (England) -Discussion-

Once Upon a Brain Aneurysm by Brian Humphrey (Florida, USA) -Discussion-

Lost in the stuttering woods: Ten years later by Joe Klein (New York, USA) -Discussion-

Putting Cluttering on the World Map: Formation of the International Cluttering Association by Florence Myers (New York, USA) and Peter Kissagizlis (England, UK) -Discussion-

Solution-Oriented Life: A Journey to Imperfect Fluency by Gunars Neiders (Washington, USA) -Discussion-

My Brain Has A Mind Of Its Own by John Paskievich (Canada) -Discussion-

Creating Conditions for Change by Ellen-Marie Silverman (Wisconsin, USA) -Discussion-

Messages for Teens about Living With Stuttering — short papers by some experts.

Notice: You are free to respond to each paper individually or post a single message to all of the experts below here.

Two Things I Wish I'd Known About Stuttering When I Was Younger by Alan Badmington (Wales, UK) -Discussion-
Should I tell them or should I be cool? by Anita Blom (Sweden) -Discussion-
You Can Do It — Avoid Avoiding by Judith Eckardt (Arizona, USA) -Discussion-
From Both Sides of the Table by Andy Floyd (Colorado, USA) -Discussion-
"How bad do you stutter?" by Russ Hicks (Texas, USA) -Discussion-
Life is a Journey by Joe Klein, New York, USA) -Discussion-
Hindsight is Always 20:20 by Jim McClure (New Mexico, USA) -Discussion-
Lessons Learned by Lee Reeves (Texas, USA) -Discussion-
Being Real by David Shapiro (North Carolina, USA) -Discussion-

Messages about self-help from around the world — 3 minute videos from self-help group members

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Extending the Self-Help Movement in the Digital Domain by Greg Snyder and Peter Reitzes (Mississippi and New York, USA) -Discussion-

Live audio/video conferencing with Skype — talk online with people who stutter by GW (England, UK). Jan Gaudissabois (Belgium) and Judy Kuster (Minnesota, USA) -Discussion-

Live ISAD chats were scheduled on October 7 and 14 (as practice) and a big, official chat was scheduled on International Stuttering Awareness Day October 22. All chats took place at 8 pm GMT (UK time) and everyone was invited.

Add Altered Auditory Feedback to Your Toolbox... For Free by Richard Arenas (Iowa, USA) -Discussion-

You Tube: If You Can't Beat Them, Join Them by Leys Geddes (England, UK) -Discussion-

Stuttering: Information and Issues

Two Stuttering Foundation Brochures Translated into 17 Languages by Sybren Bouwsma (Netherlands), Moussa Dao (Burkina Faso), Elena Dyakova (Russia), Manfred Fitzner (Germany), Dobrinka Georgieva and Meglina Simonska (Bulgaria), Hjörleifur Ingason (Iceland), Hee Cheong Chon (Korea), Arne Hope (Norway), Dritan Kici (Albania), Masuhiko Kawasaki (Japan), Per Knudsen (Denmark), Jiri Mazoch (Czech Republic), Sandra Merlo and Ignes Maia Ribeiro (Brazil), Barak Liberman (Israel), Indra Lel Shrestha (Nepal), Satyendra Kumar Srivastava (India) and Wang Qiang (China), -Discussion-

Clinical Nuggets: Treatment Treasures and Activities —

short papers each sharing a therapy idea

Fluency Rubrics by Wendy Burns (Virginia, USA) -Discussion-
Conversations About Stuttering by Judy Butler (Massachusetts, USA) -Discussion-
Speaking Outside the Box by Joan Cahalan (Nebraska, USA) -Discussion-
Goal Setting: Optimism sprinkled with a pinch of realism by Andy Floyd (Colorado, USA) -Discussion-
Time Pressure Power Point by Diane Games (Ohio, USA) -Discussion-
Which Behavior Can I Change? by Diane Games (Ohio, USA) -Discussion-
A Social Interaction activity for teens and adults who stutter by Lori Melnitsky (New York, USA) -Discussion-
Dealing with Avoidances, Fears, and Attitudes Through a Hierarchy by Michael Nawrocki and Katie Dauer (Minnesota, USA) -Discussion-
Famous People Who Stutter by Nina Reardon-Reeves (Texas, USA) -Discussion-
Using infomercials in therapy by Nina Reardon-Reeves (Texas, USA) -Discussion-
Stuttering Interviews Peter Reitzes (New York, USA) -Discussion-
Do you really know what your client thinks?: Therapy by Listening Lynne Shields (Missouri, USA) -Discussion-
A Group Therapy Experience for Adults Who Stutter Ken St. Louis (West Virginia, USA) -Discussion-

Fulbright Senior Specialist Opportunities in Stuttering by Susan Felsenfeld (Connecticut, USA) and Judith Kuster (Minnesota, USA) -Discussion-

Seven Principles of Stuttering Therapy by Charley Healey (Nebraska, USA) -Discussion-

War and Stuttering by Dritan Kici (Albania) -Discussion-

The world of stuttering at your fingertips: SLP student participation in the ISAD online conference by Charlie Osborne, Stepheni Balcsik, and Elizabeth Boettcher (Wisconsin, USA) -Discussion-

Support/study groups for SLPs by Lourdes Ramos-Heinrichs, Sandra Garzón, Maureen Larkin, Virginia Nicholson, Jose Sanchez, and Helen Selle (Massachusetts, USA) -Discussion-

Emotional Intelligence and Stuttering Intervention by Isabella Reichel (New York, USA) -Discussion-

What's a person trained in child language doing working in an area like this? by Amy Weiss (Rhode Island, USA) -Discussion-

about the conference are welcome.
Thank you for your participation.

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last updated October 1, 2007