SLP Derek Daniels says stigmatizing actions, like imitating stuttering, can lead people who stutter to remove themselves from opportunities and create a diminished quality of life. Daniels unpacks an example from his own life to give a glimpse into three different ways people can experience stigma. He shares how SLPs can address stigma in their work, and later in the episode, discusses his research into the intersectional ways people experience stigma.

(This conversation was originally published in May 2024.)

Learn More:

• Toward Stutter-Affirming Therapy
• Raising Stuttering Awareness and Reducing Stigma: A Collection
• ASHA Practice Portal: Stuttering, Cluttering, and Fluency
• ASHA Special Interest Group 4: Fluency and Fluency Disorders
• ASHA Condemns Public Mockery of Stuttering

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