International Stuttering Awareness Day Online Conference, 2009

STUTTERING:
More Than A Tangled Tongue

chaired by Judith Kuster, Minnesota State University, Mankato


Other ISAD2009 events are announced here.

 


about the conference are welcome

 

Flags of countries of people participating in the online conference

A Brochure for ISAD 2009 (PDF format) is available to download and distribute - in English, in Chinese

The 2009 International Awareness Day Poster is available to download and distribute. The poster was remade in many languages by the creator, Danko Jaksic.

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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. All past online conferences are also available here

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 (the twelfth!) is designed for people who stutter, their families and employers, the professionals who work with them, students in training and their instructors.

Beginning October 1 there are papers covering a variety of topics related to fluency and fluency disorders, as well as "The Professor Is In" where you can ask questions of several professionals.

The contributions in this conference reflect professional and consumer interests about stuttering and are presented by over 70 individuals representing twelve different countries on five 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. The authors' papers will be permanently archived for you to read at any time.

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.

 

Office Hours — The Professor Is In

Several university professors agreed to serve as a panel to answer questions about stuttering. This is 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

 

Special Features

These are the Faces of Stuttering a two-minute video put together by Michael Sugarman (California, USA), with background music by Scatman John -Discussion-

Face the Fear: Trials and Tribulations of Public Speaking by Sarah (Dowgiallo) D'Agostino and Maria (Garza) Witte — a short paper accompanied by a 22 minute movie of a National Stuttering Association 2004 conference presentation. -Discussion-

Therapy For Those Who Clutter a 45 minute narrated powerpoint by Lisa LaSalle (Wisconsin, USA) -Discussion-

A Virtual World for Stuttering Support by Grant Meredith (Australia) -Discussion-

Stuttering: Information and Issues

Stuttering and Teachers in Kuwait: The story so far by Fauzia Abdalla and Ali Al-Saddah (Kuwait) -Discussion-

Understanding Sex Differences in Developmental Stuttering by David M. Corey (Louisiana, USA) -Discussion-

Changing Attitudes in Children Who Stutter by Diane Games (Ohio, USA) -Discussion-

Towards a Notion of Transfluency by Cristóbal Loriente (Spain) -Discussion-

International Stuttering Awareness Day: Consumers and Professionals Working Together a history of ISAD and the ISAD Online Conferences, by Judith Kuster (Minnesota, USA) and Michael Sugarman (California, USA) -Discussion-

The Experience of People Who Stutter: A Survey by the National Stuttering Association by Jim McClure (New Mexico, USA) -Discussion-

Simplifying Stuttering Therapy in a School Setting by Richard Mallard (Texas, USA) -Discussion-

Stuttering: Falling through a hole in the academic web? by Grant Meredith (Australia) -Discussion-

Stuttering: Threat or Challenge by Sandra Merlo (Brazil) -Discussion-

Stuttering Therapy Outcomes Revisited by Nan Bernstein Ratner (Maryland, USA) and Bob Quesal (Illinois, USA) -Discussion-

Doing the Work by Ellen-Marie Silverman (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) -Discussion-

What Marty Jezer Taught Me About Counseling People Who Stutter by Lisa Vadnie (Minnesota, USA) and Marty Jezer (deceased) -Discussion-

Clinical Nuggets: Treatment Treasures and Activities

The following are short papers by speech-language pathologists who work with children and adults who stutter, sharing some of their favorite therapy ideas.

The Experts (PWS) Speak For Themselves

Fear Reduction and Stuttering - Not a Cure, But Helpful

The following are short articles by several people who stutter and have found various methods of reducing the fear of speaking.


How Beliefs and Self-image Can Influence Stuttering by Alan Badmington (Wales, UK) -Discussion-

Who, What, When, Where, Why Not?... by Tom Brennan (Texas, USA) -Discussion-

Stuttering: The Rest of the Story by Bobby L. Childers II (New Mexico, USA) -Discussion-

Canadian Speech-Language Pathologist Offers Six Weeks of Voluntary Service to Help People Who Stutter in Cameroon, Africa by Joseph Lukong (Cameroon) -Discussion-

Things I Learned from Therapy by Pamela Mertz (New York, USA) -Discussion-

Hello My Name Is Cathy, But You Can Call Me Anne: A story of a covert person who stutters by Cathy Olish (Michigan, USA) -Discussion-

"Returning to the Lion's Den Thirty Years Later...Older, Wiser and Armed!" by Chris Roach (Texas, USA) -Discussion-

Newsletters: A labor of love

Newsletters about Stuttering and Examples and How To Do It Yourself!

Below are short articles by editors of several newsletters, with information about how they are put together and links to examples.

The coordinator of this conference gratefully acknowledges the continuing patient and expert help and support of Tom Kuster and of the ITS staff at Minnesota State University, Mankato, especially Jerry Anderson, Jeffrey Henline, and Jeffrey Hundstad.


about the conference are welcome

Thank you for your participation.

Flags courtesy of ITA's Flags of All Countries used with permission.

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last updated October 1, 2009

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