Opinion

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

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.

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.

When philosophy graduate Phillip googled the definition of stammering, he was angered by what he read.

Dori shares her regrets about making fluency the goal when her son started stammering, and explains what she would do differently.

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

When Rhian was laughed at by a barista in Costa when ordering a tea, she decided enough was enough.

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

Edwintalks about learning from his first experience at university to go easy on himself the second time round.

Patrick talks about discovering new ways to view stammering and what led him to co-edit a new book.

Jon puts forward the case for social media being a positive way for people who stammer to express themselves.