Download - Sometimes I s-start to stutter: Rotary 2010
"Sometimes I s-start to stutter"
Nick Freear
www.stammering.org
Leighton-Linslade Rotary, 29 March 2010
Nature or nurture?
B-DNA [cc]flickr.com/photos/dullhunk/439737690/
"John does NOT stammer and never HAS done!"www.stammering.org/educating_teacher.html
"...cured six years" flickr.com/photos/opacity/4418478497/ [CC-by-nc-nd]
"The Cure for Stammering", Popular
Science, Jul 1940
blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/01/08
/the-cure-for-stammering/
Nature Antarctica 18, Georges Nijsflickr.com/photos/28261360@N06/2724887150 [CC-by]
"Open All Hours"
"Lord, open my breast, and do Thou ease me my task.Unloose the knot upon my tongue, that they may understand my words" Moses, Koran. 20:26-29.
British Stammering Association
Mission
• "to initiate and support research into stammering• to identify and promote effective therapies• to offer support to all whose lives are affected by
stammering"o Children, adults, parents, teachers... therapists o How? helpline, coordinating self-help groups,
conference...• to promote awareness of stammering"
My dos and don't s
1.Don't panic! I know it looks a bit off-putting/weird.2.Don't "ignore"/ look at the person next to me,3.Don't guess or try to finish my sentence, please,4.Don't interrupt,5.Don't say "relax", "take a deep breath" etc.,6.Do appear patient, 7.Do say "it's OK" 8.Maintain eye-contact.9.Perhaps try to help (guess) after a while - careful!10.Ask/ talk! (particularly for teachers)
Thank you. Questions?
The British Stammering Associationwww.stammering.org
Helpline - 0845 603 2001
Nick Freearwww.freear.org.uk
delicious.com/nfreear/stammer