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Among FriendsA Perfect Three Days
The Chicago Friends Convention 2010 was just a perfect three days. I remember the convention in Philly and I as a parent came away from that one with such a wonderful feeling. My children, Gianna, 10, who stutters and Johnny, 8 who doesn’t stutter, were a little young...
A Comfort Zone for My Son
My name is Vickie Drake and I am the parent of a person who stutters. The FRIENDS 2010 Convention in Chicago was our first convention. The convention provided the opportunity to interact with people from all over the world who have been affected in one way or another...
I Felt Free
I had a chaotic storm in my head the night before Friends began. I didn’t know what to expect. I pictured a bunch of stutterers just gathered together in a big room, all looking awkwardly at one another, questioning why we were here. The first day I was there I...
I was a little scared…and I did it anyway!
Young people who stutter show us acts of courage on a daily basis. They often make choices that may increase their risk of being uncomfortable, feeling different and possibly ending up at the receiving end of ridicule. Friends would like to honor these acts of...
Children Who Stutter Offer Advice to Others – Be Patient
Take the time to listen, they say Sunday, April 24, 2005 Karen Farkas Plain Dealer Reporter Children who stutter don't have a problem -- it's the people around them who do. Friends need to be patient and let them complete words and finish sentences. Teachers need to...
Stuttering linked to genes
Research downplays other factors, eases stigma for sufferers Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - CHICAGO TRIBUNE Alena Kamin will never forget when her son, Jeremy, started stuttering. It was about five years ago, when he was 7. "It's heartbreaking because you can't hide it,"...