The Stuttering Brain

Here is an interesting article discussing the guiding principles according to which speech therapists interact and treat people who stutter.
Two approaches in its extreme forms:
(1) Yes, I stutter. It is not how most people speak but so what? No need to do anything about it. Sorry you therapists have no jobs anymore. And I am even secretely wondering if you (and others) are not telling me that I stutter and that it has a negative...

Sad news! Roger Ingham is dead. For me, he was one of the best scientists working on stuttering. And I really appreciated his support behind the scenes. He did read this blog and appreciated (most of) my posts, especially when he could not publicly criticise...

We all know that I am not been posting a lot anymore. I just don't have the time, as I am busy with other stuff, but also because I don't really see much going on. But maybe that's because I am not as involved anymore.
The Stuttering Brain started in 2005, with a healthy 100 posts per year, so one post every three days. That's a good average, because the readers expect a post soon and keep on coming back for more....

Myron Tuman made me aware of his latest book. Maybe you are interested?
He describes his book as follows:
The Stuttering Son: A Literary Study of Boys and Their Fathers examines stuttering, a condition which overwhelmingly affects boys, in terms of the complex relationships a number of male authors have had with their fathers. Most of these writers, from...