by Friends | Oct 22, 2011 | For SLPs
Be open about your stuttering; talk about it, it’s ok. I don’t think of you any differently than my other kids who don’t stutter. You can be up front about your stuttering. Being open about it can help you and people you talk to. We really love you. Nothing is...
by Friends | Sep 18, 2011 | For SLPs, For Teens
“Although a large majority of the time I do not focus on my stuttering, I still find myself avoiding and becoming very frustrated and embarrassed when my stuttering surfaces. I am not comfortable with openly stuttering.” “I am sometimes embarrassed by my stuttering...
by Friends | Sep 16, 2011 | Graduate Student Program Testimonials
It was with no trepidation at all that I attended the 2011 three day Friends: The National Association for Young People Who Stutter conference in Washington, DC last July with 10 of my Montclair State University speech and language pathology student clinicians. The...
by Friends | Sep 15, 2011 | Convention Reflections
by John Litton Editor’s Note: After John attended the March 6 St Louis FRIENDS and Family Day with his son, he wrote the following reflection. I want to thank you again for conducting the FRIENDS seminar yesterday. It has impacted me in such a big way. As a...
by Friends | Aug 15, 2011 | Convention Reflections
I first heard about FRIENDS via a flyer from the University of South Florida Stuttering Youth Day Workshop in January 2009. Although I didn’t personally attend the USF workshop, I requested the resource materials to be mailed to us and found out that the FRIENDS 2009...
