Social networking | One-to-one email/Skype | Group mailing lists | Discussion boards

Social networking

BSA on Facebook: with over 600 fans, our Facebook page generates a lot of discussion of stammering issues. It's also a great way to follow BSA, with news, events, comments, links to articles and blogs. More about BSA on Facebook and Twitter. (For other Facebook groups, search for 'stuttering' or 'stammering'.)

Stuttering Can't Stop Me! - social networking site specifically for people who stammer, including forum, blog, videos, group facilities and more.

One-to-one: email list, and Skype partners

Normally, members' email addresses and perhaps some basic information about them are made available to list members, and members can email (or Skype) each other one-to-one.

E-friends - many people on this list are likely to be BSA members living in the UK, but you don't have to be to join.

Practising with Skype - article from our Winter 2009 Speaking Out, about using Skype as a way to practise speaking and techniques, and finding contacts do do so.

Safety: Young people should not give out personal information in chat rooms, mailing lists etc. More at chatdanger.com.

Group mailing lists

Emails go to everyone on the list. You can often view the emails online if you prefer, or set your email software to display them like a newsgroup.

Stuttering Chat (see article) is a large and well established community with over 4000 members from around the world. Very active mailing list.

Other general English language lists include STUT-HLP, STUTT-L and STUTT-X. Follow the links, or for more on those and other lists see the Discussion Forums section of the Stuttering Homepage. Lists for more specific categories of people or topics are:

Covert-S - for covert people who stammer, i.e. people who hide their stammering to come across as a fluent person. The group also welcomes SLTs who would care to learn more about covert/interiorised stammering.

Neuro-Semantics of Stuttering - a very active group focussing on Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) tools to help overcome stammering.

IndianPWS - bringing together Indian people who stutter from around the world.

Passing Twice is a support network specifically for gay and lesbian people who stutter. See also our article on it.

Parents-W is a list for parents of children and teens who stammer, and SLTs involved in treating kids who stammer.

Women living with stuttering - international community providing support for women living with stuttering. "Females who stutter deal with a unique set of issues often overlooked or not addressed by the stuttering community... This group has been created to provide a safe and secure atmosphere where females can communicate about core life decisions and issues about home, work, family and relationships by sharing and seeking advice from other women."

Speaking from the heart - Scottish stammering Yahoo group started by two BSA Scotland members

DAF_FAF - on use of delayed auditory feedback and frequency altered feedback, including software. (Electronic fluency devices...)

Stutteringselfhelp - started in 2006 for people wanting to start or join a local self-help group, and those already in a self-help group.

Cluttering - a fluency disorder sometimes confused with stammering.

Discussion boards

(See also under Social Networking above)

Stuttering Community - a 'support forum and community for people who stutter'. Started 2009. Includes a section for Skype sessions.

Stuttering Forum - "together we can help each other"

Safety: Young people should not give out personal information in chat rooms, mailing lists etc. More at chatdanger.com.

Irish discussion forum.