I am Me

By Virginia Satir.
Virginia came to write this poem when she was working with an angry fifteen-year-old girl who had a lot of questions about herself and what life meant.
I am me.
In all the world, there is no one exactly like me.
There are persons who have some parts like me,
but no one adds up exactly like […]

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Famous People Who Stutter

Recently, while consolidating all the resources online, I chanced upon this web site:
http://www.stutteringhelp.org
It has a tremendously long list of Famous People Who Stutter.
Tiger Woods — professional golfer
John Stossel — 20/20 co-anchor
Kenyon Martin — NBA player
Bob Love — legendary star of the Chicago Bulls
 

Nicholas Brendon — TV star “Xander” in Buffy the Vampire Slayer 
Alan Rabinowitz — […]

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Secondary Benefit from Stuttering

Stuttering had given me another ability: to be sensitive to others. It has taught me to be patient while listening to others. It reminded me to speak words with contents of value; not be indulged in some gibberish talk. Stuttering has given me the gift to know that the world is so beautiful, including myself.
Because […]

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Indian Stammering Association - from Keith, Tanveer & Prem

This is an email from Keith Boss. Keith and his two other friends, Tanveer and Prem are working on encourgaing Indian PWS (People Who Stammer) to form their self-help groups. Keith is the ISA Project Coordinator
This is an email he sent out to “stutteringchat” yahoo group:
–>A word to our Indian readers.
Three of the ISA (International […]

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WOR Radio 710 - J. Scott Yaruss discusses stuttering

From http://westutter.blogspot.com/:
“Ellis Henican and Lynne White discuss advances in overcoming stuttering with J. Scott Yaruss, Speech Therapist at University of Pittsburgh.”

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