Help create an iPhone game Young people aged 13-19, workshops in Swindon.

Stammering Information

"Information for teenagers and young adults" A comprehensive guide compiled with the help of our panel of specialist speech and language therapists.

Teenagers who stammer - where to get help Centres and courses for teens, contact for problems at school, help on the web, and some tips from teenagers who have coped with stammering.

Therapy and courses for adults (16+) This section of our website offers information on different therapeutic approaches as well as more specific information on NHS therapy, private therapy and courses.

Employment index Information and articles on employment, including our employment booklet for people who stammer.

Is there a cure for stammering? The BSA perspective on this much asked question, including considerations for different age groups.

Self-help Includes list of self-help groups in the UK, chat rooms, email lists etc, BSA telephone and email groups, and other self-help resources.

Interiorised stammering Our leaflet on interiorised or 'covert' stammering - where you generally sound fluent but exert a lot of energy in avoiding.

Talking to Teenagers We visit a London therapy centre to find out how school is for nine young stammerers.

Fluency Trust film: 'Speak' "A short film for young people who stammer, made by young people who stammer."

The Stammurai - iPhone app This free iPhone/ iPod touch game has been created by young people age 13-18 who stammer.

Blind date Dating can be nerve-wracking for anyone. Fiona Jack talks about meeting her boyfriend who stammers.

General information about stammering About stammering generally - what is it?, causes, statistics, terminology, myths etc.

University

How to succeed at university if you stammer Ramesh Summan writes for students who stammer and their parents about the support available at university. (2007)

Starting university Adam Chaffer, a second year law student at Northumbria University gives some advice to students who stammer and are starting university. (2009)

Student allowance granted for fluency device Disabled Students' Allowances may fund an electronic fluency device if you are in, or about to enter, higher education. Zaber Ahmed writes about obtaining the allowances for a VoiceAmp device. (2008)

Working with students who stammer (external link, pdf) On the De Montfort University website, about how lecturers can support students who stammer in higher education.

External websites

"Just For Teens" "A special page Teens who stutter" - on the Stuttering Homepage website

Stuttering: straight talk for teens (video) Watch this video online on the Stuttering Foundation of America website.

Michael Palin Centre for Stammering Children The Michael Palin Centre in London is a centre of excellence in the UK for the treatment of children who stammer. The website is by ARSC, the charity supporting the Centre, and includes information for teenagers.

Fluency Trust Runs residential courses at a North Devon adventure centre. BSA's Fluency Trust page links to some articles about it, and its film 'Speak' is "for young people who stammer, made by young people who stammer."

City University intensive courses Courses during school holidays for young people who stammer.

Starfish Project courses for young people The Starfish Project run courses for young people aged 12-16 and 16-18, in addition to their adult courses. The courses are based on costal breathing.

Friends A US organization "created to provide a network of love and support for children and teenagers who stutter, their families, and the professionals who work with them".