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We are STAMMA, the national charity for people who stammer. Our membership includes people who stammer, family, SLTs and employers. Join us below: it's free!
Joined March 2008
Thank you for sharing, James. It's always great to see stammering representation on TV and we loved hearing how inspirational this was for you - we need more!.
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🧑💻Don't forget our online events for parents TONIGHT:. 🕕6pm, Minding less about stammering.🕗8pm, Support group for parents of secondary school children. Sign up for both at
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Read Colin's article about growing up desperately anxious about #stammering, and how adopting his Aunt's love of music helped him find acceptance.
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There's still time to sign up for our online workshop for parents 'Minding Less About Stammering', tomorrow at 6pm. We'll look at how to become more comfortable when our child stammers and respond in ways that help their wellbeing. Sign up at
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Does your secondary school-aged child stammer? It's not unusual to have lots of questions and feel worried. Come to our 'Parent 2 Parent' online support group on Monday at 8pm and:.✅meet other parents.✅share tips & experiences.✅get support. Sign up:
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An online support group meeting for parents with secondary school children who stammer.
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The next Women Who Stammer support group meeting is this coming Monday, 16th June, from 7.30-8.30pm. It’s a safe space to talk - use the chat or just listen, whatever's comfortable for you. Details at:
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📖 'Sydney's Special Voice' is a new book for 3 to 8 year-olds by Kelly Nixon, and it's all about a speech bubble called Sydney who stammers. Read what Srishti from our volunteer review team thought of the book:
amazon.co.uk
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💻Come to our online workshop exploring our role as parents of children who stammer, next Monday at 6pm. We'll focus on becoming more comfortable with stammering and responding in ways that help our children's wellbeing. Sign up at:
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'I was left holding his stammering empire. I thought long and hard about what I wanted to do with it.'. Our co-founder Sparrow Harrison shares his life story and memories of starting up our charity. Read how it all began!
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Our co-founder tells his story and shares memories of starting the charity.
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'I would never want my baby girl to be embarrassed or want to hide a stammer if she ever develops one. So this is all for her.'. Read what helped Becca feel positive about her speech, why she's running two 10ks for STAMMA, and how you can sponsor her
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Becca tells us how therapy and running helped her feel more positive about stammering following her daughter's birth.
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📞We're looking for people to join our fantastic team of helpline support service volunteers. You'll be playing a important role in giving information & support to people who stammer and worried parents. 4 hours per week working from home. Fancy it?
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'We just want Luca to be accepted as he is and be confident to be himself in front of anybody, regardless of his stammer.'. Read Luke's honest account of how he sometimes feels as the parent of a child who stammers:
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Luke gives an honest account of how it can feel when your child stammers.
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It's #volunteersweek2025! A great opportunity to say a huge thank you to all our volunteers. In her blog post, Kirsten, our Director of Services, expresses her appreciation for our volunteers who work tirelessly across our services, events and projects:
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Is it best to tell someone you stammer? If so, how?. Come to our free online workshop 'The Tell, The Throw & The Catch', Mon 23 June, 1pm. We'll explore the pros & cons, and what research tells us, to find a new way to think about mentioning stammering.
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🔍🔬Interested in stammering research? The STAMMA Research Arena, online Saturday 10am, is your chance to listen to researchers introduce their new projects. You can ask questions and give your opinions, helping them to shape their research. Sign up now:
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'A lot of my 'shadow memories', as I call them, come from childhood warnings such as: 'Don't do this, don't do that', 'Little boys should be seen and not heard', and 'Stop stammering!''. Read Alan's article about developing a relaxation technique
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Alan tells us how a relaxation technique he developed with his wife, helps him with stammering.
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A couple of weekends ago, Catherine, our Programme Lead for Children & Families, travelled to the Netherlands to prep for the upcoming Youth Exchange for young adults who stammer, hosted by @stamilyofficial, in July. Read how she got on.
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Catherine tells us about heading to the Netherlands to prep for the event for young adults who stammer in July.
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A massive thanks to Toby Newsome and Mimi Newsome for running the Exeter Half Marathon last Sunday for STAMMA! You were awesome. 🏃🏃♀️. There's still time to donate to Toby & Mimi's JustGiving page:
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'Researching the positives of stammering has given me a deeper understanding of how it can shape a person's life in complex, sometimes beautiful ways.'. Read the findings from Pearl's research, and how it could help you to embrace stammering:
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Pearl tells us how her research findings could help people to embrace stammering.
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This week @graemepicker1ng shared his experience of being laughed at by a Starbucks barista for stammering when saying his name. He didn't let them get away with it. Read more: @StarbucksUK, @starbucks, when are you going to make space for stammering?.
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STAMMA member Graham took to social media to complain when a Starbucks barista laughed at his stammer.
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