START recently received its first bequest, from June Henderson, who passed away at the end of 2024 at the age of 91. In her will, June requested that the gift be used to support research into, and the development of, therapy approaches for children who stutter. ...
We’re so proud of Joel who has already raised over $1,000 for our ’30 for START’ October fundraising campaign – and he’s still going! In this video, he speaks beautifully about his stuttering journey and why he's taking on the challenge of 100 push-ups and 100 squats...
Molly speaks to her lived experience as a person who stutters in a corporate environment.
Zheen talks to us about the impact a teacher can have on a young person who stutters.
William talks to us about his experience and perspective on entering the workforce as a person who stutters.
Felix talks to us about his tips for navigating Christmas as a person who stutters.
When our founders set up START over 25 years ago they dreamed that one day anyone in Aotearoa New Zealand who stuttered would be able to get the help they needed. Little could we anticipate that the advent of COVID-19 would be the catalyst to achieving that.
Felix talks to us about the challenge of meeting new people as a person who stutters.
Last Tuesday was International Stuttering Awareness Day and one of our clients, Felix, decided to send an email out to all his work colleagues to “put himself out there a bit more and to raise awareness”.