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Among FriendsAnnouncement: Help the UIowa Stuttering Project
The University of Iowa Stuttering Research Project is looking for adolescents and young adults who stutter to participate in a research study of how people who stutter think about stuttering management. Compensation is provided. Who: Teens and young adults who...
Announcement: Junior Leadership Board
Announcement: Junior Leadership Board FRIENDS is excited to announce the kickoff of the Junior Leadership Board. This new initiative is sparked by the young adults within FRIENDS who share a passion for helping and stepping up to make FRIENDS serve the stuttering...
Nourishment
I walked in the hotel and saw the huge welcome poster that said “Friends, the National Association of Young People Who Stutter.” It was the realization that led me to a quick journey down memory lane. I was a little girl who stuttered, the only one. All the preserved...
My Experiences as a Volunteer at FRIENDS 2010 Convention
I had no idea what to expect when I decided to enlist as a volunteer at the FRIENDS Convention in Chicago. Since I wasn’t sure what I was getting myself into, I decided to throw away any expectations and approach this new experience with an open mind. As an aspiring...
Friends Chicago 2010 Convention – Our First Time
This was our first Friends convention. My husband and I attended with our 19 year-old son who stutters. Having been involved with my son and his therapy for many years I foolishly thought to myself, what can I learn? Boy, was I wrong. Dr. Rabinowitz’s presentation was...
Friends
There is a certain magical quality about being around people you know you can trust with your deepest, darkest secrets, that is hard to describe. It is a feeling of deep trust and security you get when you know that the person next to you, in front of, or behind you,...