Opinion

2020: the Year for our voices

Callum Schofield tells us about finding peace with his stammer last year and how it's inspired him to make big plans for 2020.

Opinion — 07.01.20

My New Year's Resolution

For the last four years, Phillip Cole's stammering-based New Year's resolutions haven't lasted very long (until the end of January, usually). What has he resolved to do for 2020?

Opinion — 19.12.19

The gift that keeps on giving

In this season of gift giving and receiving, US-based James Hayden asks the question: if stammering is a gift, what has it give

Opinion — 18.12.19

Samwell's stammer

BSA Communications Director Kate Dickson reflects on the recent news story about Game of Thrones actor John Bradley and his experience of stammering, and questions his decision to give his character a stammer.

My Story — 12.12.19

Having a brother who stammers

Pavlos Klapsis talks about what it feels like to have a sibling who stammers, something which he says isn't talked about much, and how it influenced his decision to become a speech & language therapist.

Opinion — 03.12.19

Challenging misconceptions

When philosophy graduate Phillip Cole googled the definition of stammering, he was angered by what he read. Here he explores why and sets out to challenge misconceptions about stammering and anxiety.

Parenting — 07.11.19

If I Could Go Back In Time: A Parent's Reflections

Dori Holte shares her regrets about making fluency the goal when her son started stammering, and describes what she would have done differently.

My Story — 24.10.19

Don't let your stammer dominate your life

Dean Ridge offers a message for young people who stammer worried about their future.

My Story — 22.10.19

It's not OK to laugh at someone who stammers

When Rhian Binns was laughed at by a barista in Costa when ordering a tea, she decided enough was enough. She tweeted them to highlight the issue, never imagining it would go viral and lead to an invitation to appear on BBC Breakfast.

My Story — 07.10.19

My speech therapy through the decades

Roger Simmonds shares memories from his speech therapy over the years - the helpful and the not so helpful.

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