Stammering: time for a radical rethink?

RCSLT - Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

In this episode we are joined by a panel of speakers who discuss why it's important to reframe how society views stammering: moving from thinking of stammering as a problem to be solved, to one that celebrates and takes pride in difference.
Interviewees:

• Dr Patrick Campbell, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• Kirsten Howells, Support Services Manager, Programme Lead for Adults, Stamma
• Jennifer Roche, Senior SLT and lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University

Resources:

• Stammering Pride and Prejudice by Patrick Campbell, Christopher Constantino and Sam Simpson (Editors), J&R Press, 2019 (Book)
• Find the Right Words campaign video from Stamma
• Editorial Guidelines for language around stammering, from Stamma
• Connecting with others who stammer, through online and in-person groups and professional networks, from Stamma
• Connecting with other parents of children who stammer, from Stamma
• No Diversity Without Disfluency campaign, from Stamma
• I don't need to be fixed - what I wish the world understood about stammering from Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

RCSLT resources:

• Automated telephone services: a statement from the RCSLT
• Twitter takeover by Paul O'Meara

The interview was produced by Jacques Strauss, freelance digital producer.

Please be aware that the views expressed are those of the guests and not the RCSLT.
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