This is a history of what was added in 1997 - all external and some internal links from this page have been disconnected. Former links from this page that are still functioning, are still part of the Stuttering Home Page.
What's New from 1997
December
Penpal and Chatroom Opportunities have been added to the page on various Internet Discussion Forums. Several new additions have been added to the teens' and kids' pages on the Stuttering Home Page.
Stalag 17 added to Portrayals of Stuttering in the Movies and Bob Newhart added to Portrayals of Stuttering on TV
What's Wrong With Using A Crutch If It Helps You by Herbert Goldberg.
The Adventures of Stutter Girl by Lester L., age 11.
A Tribute to Dean Williams, a paper presented by Robert Quesal as part of a panel presentation at the 1997 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention in Boston entitled "Generations of Science and Service: Tribute and Review in Stuttering."
Thoughts on Recovery by Kristin Chmela, presented as part of a panel at the 1997 IFA Conference, San Francisco, CA
Links established to
- Helpful Site for Novice and Experienced Speakers put together by the Dixie Tub-Thumpers Toastmaster Club
- The Stuttering Therapy Program at The University Speech-Language & Hearing Clinic State University of New York at Buffalo
- Del Ferro Method
November
Old Fart Face by Bill Murphy
Excepts from the writings of Joseph Sheehan, from his Memorial Service.
Remarks from Oliver Bloodstein at a memorial program for Joseph Sheehan, ASHA Convention.
Stuttering Home Page Chat Room sponsored by Key City Sertoma, Mankato, MN
Added ordering information for the new SFA video, The School-Age Child Who Stutters
My Story of Speech - by Lisa C., age 11
Getting Stuck - a poem by Max J., age 10.
Added a couple of TV portrayals of stuttering to
Television Portrayals of People Who Stutter
Added six movies the growing database of Movies that portray people who stutter.
Ken Lund added a humorous story to On the Lighter Side
Links established to
- The Teacher's Index from the
British Stammering Association contains several helpful articles.
- Tough Talking by Tim Shanks, on the work Joseph Sheehan. First published in the Spring 1990 issue of 'Speaking Out', the newletter of the
British Stammering Association
- VZW Stotter - Infopage - in Dutch, a Belgian, local non-profit support organisation founded by parents of stuttering children and supported by speech-therapists.
October
Stuttering: the Concept of Cure by Tony Troiano.
Hannah (almost 8) added information on how she is teased.
Mitchell Kaltz, D.M.D added his bio to The Real World of Jobs on the Teen Page.
Another Path Toward Recovery by Russ Hicks.
Added the reference to Jenny Lewis' new book, The Stammering Handbook: A Definitive Guide to Coping with a Stammer to The Bookstore
Stuttering course syllabus added from Nan Bernstein Ratner
Added several bumper sticker, buttons, T-shirt slogan ideas under Start Spreading the Word, ideas to enhance awareness about stuttering.
Nora O'Connor's reaction to a portrayal of stuttering on "Brooklyn South," a new TV program, on the TV and Stuttering page.
In Remembrance of Joseph Sheehan
Stutt-L Archive of discussion between David McGuire and others about his therapy program. 1997 (83K), extracted by Tony Troiano.
Links established to
-
El niło que tartamudea en la escuela: recomendaciones al maestro from the Stuttering Foundation of America
- The new site for the
British Stammering Association and some additional links back to their site, including:
- The Edinburgh Masker
- Articles from and information about "Speaking Out" a quarterly magazine from the British Stammering Association.
- Hypnosis and Counseling by Rita Greer (from the Winter 1991 issue of 'Speaking Out').
- Stuttering Modification Using Hypnosis: A Case Study
by Dr David Oakley and BSA member Guy Moss.
- Talking to Teens from the 'Helping Stammering Pupils Project' pages of the Autumn 1992 issue of 'Speaking Out'.
- Gunars Neiders, a person who stutters, exploring A Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy as an approach for his stuttering.
- David Scarbourgh's Home Page
- Callier Communicators is a Toastmaster's Club in Dallas, Texas, mission is "to provide an environment that offers special support and understanding to people with communication difficulties or extreme fear of speaking."
September
Transcript of Healthweek Segment on Stuttering, taped September 25, 1997, transcribed by Ira Zimmerman and posted to Stutt-L.
Listen by Anita S. Blom
Russ Hicks and Steve Pittelko have developed an album of members of Stutt-L, one of the mailing lists devoted to stuttering.
Treating Stuttering in Children and Adolesents, a three-part shortcourse written for Pediatricians by Karin Wexler, Ph.D., reprinted from Emergency and Office Pediatrics, 1996-97.
Review of John Harrison's, How to Conquer Your Fears of Speaking Before People by Peter O'Sullivan of the British Stammering Association
Severe Stuttering and High Exotropia by Stanley Kaplan, MD, Washington, D.C.
Added to Hello World, Charles Van Riper -- His Curse Became His Acclaim, article by Tom Thinnes, Encore, January 1990, pp. 9-20
Course Syllabus from Nelson Bormann, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
The Mind - Body - Spirit Therapeutic Model For People Who Stutter by Carl H. Scott, Ph.D., as well as a Bibliography of Selected Readings.
My Stuttering Summer by Maggie Hansen
Added another review of Marty Jezer's new book Stuttering, A Life Bound Up In Words, from the Dallas Morning News. Can be found in the Bookstore, where the book can also be ordered directly online for $16.10 plus shipping and handling.
Added the NSP official response by Jim McClure to an article that appeared in Good Housekeeping
Added review of Bobrick's Knotted Tongues which appeared in the New York Times. Can be found in the Bookstore, where the book can also be ordered directly online for $11.20 plus shipping and handling.
Stories behind the NSP and BSA logos added to Stuttering Association Logos page.
Cleaning through some old files, I discovered the Dear Abby column from August 23, 1985
Links established to
- Stuttering Therapy Update, by Ivanhoe Broadcast News which will be seen on TV stations across the country September, 1997.
- Americans with Disabilities Act Document Center links to a lot of information on the ADA
- A Survey of Speech-Language Pathologists' Application of Structured Breath Control Technique in Clinical Practice a final research project by Rebecca Wesson, M.S., April 15, 1997
- Summaries of several research articles about stuttering from Medline
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Working with Perfectionist Students by Jere Brophy
- An Index to Resources for Shyness
- Stamning by Gustaf Hemsida
August
Review of Marty Jezer's book, Stuttering: A Life Bound Up In Words that appeared in the NY Times, and the official NSP response letter to the editor by Jim McClure.
Another Van Riper anecdote by Fred Murray, at the bottom of the page.
The Normalization of Speech Patterns in People Who Stutter: A Treatment Process by Michael Susca
Personal Paths Toward Recovery & Case Studies - this is a modification to the old "case studies", with a new section containing information from individuals who have made long-term recovery from stuttering, whether or not they still consider themselves people who stutter. In this developing section are materials that have been on the Stuttering Home Page for some time, as well as new entries from:
Happy Hunting For The Holy Spirit by Victoria Benson Schutter
For Marilyn by Geoffrey Mangers
Article by Charles Van Riper,
Stuttering Therapy in 2050 A.D., in Emerick, L.L., and Hamre, C.I. (ed.) An Analysis of Stuttering, Danville, Ill., 1972, pp. 808-812.
Several new additions and links to Famous People Who Stutter
Added more children looking for KeyPals
Additions to On the Lighter Side by Lou Heite, Russ Hicks, and Silvano Colombano
Changes by Stefan Bogdanov
Two Cities, a free translation of a poem by the famous Russian poet, E.Evtushenko,1965, rhymed with the experiences of a stutterer by Stefan Bogdanov
Added reviews of The Cowboys, Feeling Minnesota, Tin Pan Alley, and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance to Movies that portray stuttering
Links established to:
- Ulrich Engelmann's Stottern
- Stuttering Home Page of Korea
- Stuttering Foundation of America
- Lynn Shield's graduate fluency class syllabus
- Japan Stuttering Homepage
- The Lidcombe Programme for Early Stuttering Invervention is the Australian Stuttering Research Center's clinical research project for the development of an early intervention program for preschool-age children.
July
Added two pieces about stuttering on the Public Relations page - one good example of media reporting about stuttering and one not so good example
Reviews of Marty Jezer's new book Stuttering, A Life Bound Up In Words, by Louise Heite, Benson Bobrick, Richard Davis and others, can be found in the Bookstore, where the book can also be ordered for $16.40.
What does it mean to be a stutterer? - a poem by Matt Goodman.
Article from ADVANCE magazine about the Second World Congress on Fluency Disorders, August 18-23, 1997 - San Francisco, CA
Lester age 10, almost 11, shares what stuttering is like for him.
"Boo" Goodnight to Halloween, a children's story written by Tracy Harrison and illustrated by five children who attended the NSP convention in Buffalo, NY.
Tell ESPN I'm Available! by Larry Molt.
Entries in A spiral notebook, journaling from Charles Van Riper.
New links established to
- The British Stammering Association
- Passing Twice
-
The French Association Parole-Begaiement
June
Entries in A spiral notebook, journaling from Charles Van Riper.
"Hello World" - a page dedicated to the memory of Charles Van Riper
A New 'Tune 'Tude - article from The Orange County Register-June 13, 1997
Stuttering Prevention: A Manual For Parents by C. Woodruff Starkweather, Sheryl Ridener Gottwald, and Murray Halfond, Ph.D., Temple University Stuttering Prevention Clinic.
Joan Strnisa Simmons - Program Manager for the Federal Government added to The Real World of Jobs
New links established to
- Toastmasters' Resources
- National Tourette Syndrome Association
- Understanding Stuttering from the MSNBC WEB site.
- Jason Gray's CD photo, song list, 3 RealAudio song clips, including "Sweet Relief," a song about his stuttering.
- Scatland by Charles Alpert
- Stanley presents Scatman John
May
Several Reviews of Marty Jezer's new book, Stuttering: A Life Bound Up in Words, which can be ordered online through the Amazon Bookstore, linked to this website
Update on >Birch Tree Foundation workshops.
There have been additions to the Kids' KeyPal section in April and May.
Many additions to Annotated Bibliography, which has now been divided into two sections.
Sweet Relief - a song about stuttering, written by Jason Gray, a PWS
Van Riper's Message to stutterers
The Real World of Jobs, new bios by
- William Fletcher, MD
- Winston Purdy - professional voice instructor
lighter side new additions by Lundberg, Fletcher and Klinge.
Stuttering in the popular media - songs, literature, movies and TV, a new section.
Spreading the word - a new section on public relations information about stuttering, includes recent Dear Abby column ads for posters featuring PWS, history of National Stuttering Awareness Week, and more.
many new references to the cluttering bibliography
Suggestions for Treating Cluttering by David Daly
People who stutter speak for themselves
- Things Don't Always Work Out As Planned
Rod Abbott.
- I Swore an Oath to a Birch Tree - Charles Van Riper
- New links established to
- Hollins PFSP clinic
- NIH research project on stuttering
- Student class project University of Minnesota-Duluth
- Warner Brothers Top of the Tune Squad, Everyone's Unique and Th-th-that's Good Folks!, downloadable poster.
- John Rosemond's >Beating the Bully, which first appeared in
Better Homes and Gardens, September 1994
- Ricky Burk's home page with information about the Fluency Master
- CAPS 97 - information about August 14-17 conference of the Canadian Association of People Who Stutter.
April
Imaging Studies Make A Case For The Brain Basis Of Stuttering
Stuttering's Primary Paradox And How It Tricks Us
Excerpts of discussion about one therapy approach (other therapy approaches to follow, hopefully).
Jeffrey Wollock and Jorge Perello's bibliography on the history of speech therapy, including many interesting references to stuttering
In the Case Studies section
People Who Stutter Speak For Themselves
There is a review of Marty Jezer's new book, A Life Bound in Words, in the Bookstore. Books can be ordered directly through this online bookstore called Amazon.
Syllabi - new ones added/linked
- Howard Schwartz - grad and undergrad
- J. Scott Yaruss - grad and undergrad
Richard Shine's How Parents and Professionals Can Help the Stuttering Child
New links established to
- Wendell Johnson Memorial page
- Darrell Dodge's Study Guide for Van Riper's Treatment of Stuttering
- South Africa's Speak Easy Society
- Richard Harkness
- William Parry's Stuttering Links
- Bob Quesal's home page
last modified October 20, 2004
external links deleted May 28, 2010
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