A Politician’s Perspective on Stuttering

“Adversity makes you stronger…” according to Patrick Brown of Ontario’s PC Party. As a Speech-Language Pathologist, there is so much joy in supporting our young adults in overcoming fears associated with communication impairments. Stuttering is one disorder that can...

Does the SpeechEasy Device Cure Stuttering?

Pollard et al published a research article (Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, April 2009) about SpeechEasy, an electronic device that you wear on your ear designed to assist people who stutter. Its appearance resembles a digital hearing aid and is...

What is “cluttering”?

Cluttering is a syndrome characterized by a speech delivery rate which is abnormally fast, irregular or both. In addition, the person’s speech is affected by 1) a failure to maintain normally expected sound, syllable, phrase, and pausing patterns and/or 2) greater...