StutterTalk

Dr. Soo-Eun Chang joins Peter Reitzes to discuss what causes stuttering from a brain imaging and brain research perspective. This is the fifth episode in a series on the cause of stuttering. Dr. Chang discusses what brain research tells us or suggests regarding the structure and function of the brains of people who stutter, deficits in white matter tracts, […]

Corporal Phil Peet joins Peter Reitzes to discuss the troubling report of a woman, Kylah Simmons, who was allegedly detained at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport because she stutters. Corporal Peet discusses this issue as a person who stutters with 22 years of law enforcement experience at the federal and city levels. StutterTalk interviewed Kylah Simmons yesterday […]

Kylah Simmons joins Peter Reitzes to discuss being allegedly detained for an hour at the Atlanta International Airport because she stutters. Ms. Simmons reports and alleges that she was detained in isolation because of her stuttering, had her phone taken, was not allowed to contact her family, missed her connecting flight, was repeatedly told she was lying […]

Sara MacIntyre joins Peter Reitzes to discuss a holistic approach to stuttering treatment which includes how, when and why to take fluency off the table. Sara answers listener questions and discusses her experience that the more a person tries not to stutter the more likely he or she may be to stutter. Sara MacIntyre, M.A., CCC-SLP is a person […]

Today on StutterTalk we ask Dr. Gerald Maguire what causes stuttering? This is the fourth episode in a series on the cause of stuttering. Dr. Maguire discusses the cause of stuttering while also providing listeners with a research update and much more. Dr. Maguire is Chair of Psychiatry in the University of California’s, Riverside School of Medicine and […]

What causes stuttering is a question that professionals and others in the stuttering community are frequently called upon to answer. Today on StutterTalk we ask Nina G how she responds when asked this question. This is the third episode in StutterTalk’s series on what causes stuttering. Nina largely agrees with the first two guests that stuttering “appears to be a […]

Caryn Herring, Joel Korte and Roisin McManus of the StutterTalk B Team discuss some of the ideas and positions presented on the Did I Stutter website. While The B Team embrace the overall “wisdom” of the Did I Stutter community, they also push back on the tone and on some of the absolute positions presented on the […]

Dr. Dennis Drayna joins Peter Reitzes to provide StutterTalk listeners with an end of the year genetics update. Dr. Drayna discusses recent research, answers listener questions and reports that his team at the NIH recently discovered a fourth stuttering gene. Dr. Drayna shares that these four stuttering genes account for between 12-20% of stuttering cases worldwide. The […]

What causes stuttering is a question that professionals and others in the stuttering community are frequently called upon to answer. Today on StutterTalk we ask Dr. Dennis Drayna how he responds when parents ask this question. Dr. Drayna reports that a fourth stuttering gene has been found and that scientists may not be able to account for upwards […]

Kristin A. Chmela joins Peter Reitzes to discuss the process of becoming a Board Certified Specialist in Fluency for Speech-Language Pathologists. StutterTalk mentioned on air today two therapy referral lists specific to stuttering.

* Stuttering Foundation Therapy Referral lists

* Board Certified Specialists in Fluency: Find a Specialist

Kristin A. Chmela, MA CCC-SLP BCS-F, is a speech-language pathologist and member of the initial cadre of Board Recognized Specialists in Fluency and Fluency Disorders. Ms. Chmela is Chair of the American Board of Fluency and Fluency Disorders.