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A big thank you to all our supporters
Here at START we are so grateful for the support we receive from you all. Every blog you read, Facebook post you like, and email you open is appreciated by all of us; staff and Board alike. We also greatly appreciate the support of old friends of START, being people who supported us for many years as Board members, volunteers, past team members and past clients.
Introducing our newest Speech Language Therapist
We would like to welcome our new Speech Language Therapist (SLT) – Beth Laurenson – to the team at START.
Why don’t I stutter when I speak with an accent?
Why speaking differently can make your stutter disappear – If you are a person who stutters, you may or may not have noticed that when you put on an accent, or deliberately speak differently to how you might usually speak, that your stutter is less evident, or has even disappeared completely!
2018 in Review for The Stuttering Treatment and Research Trust
2018 was a momentous year for us at START – perhaps not so visible for an outsider, but behind the scenes there was a lot happening.
Is stuttering genetic?
Is stuttering genetic? This is a question that is asked fairly regularly, however it doesn’t have a yes or no answer.
International Stuttering Awareness Day – What I Wish People Knew About Stuttering
This years theme for International Stuttering Awareness Day is ‘Speak Your Mind’.
We spent time during our Teen Fluency Course follow up day brainstorming with the teens and student helpers what we wish people knew about stuttering.
Is there a cure for stuttering?
Is there a cure for stuttering? A complex question with a complex answer – we delve into this in our latest blog.
The Stuttering Treatment and Research Trust on The Project NZ
Take a look at our feature on The Project – a 2 night feature on stuttering that we are so pleased with.
Introducing our newly reinvigorated board
It’s been an exciting year so far for START, and we’ve been hard at work behind the scenes on some really exciting stuff (as well as some less exciting but no-less important tasks such as updating our health and safety policies)!
Annual Reviews
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Research
Supporting research about stuttering is an important part of what we do at START.
Over many years, the START has collaborated with a number of national and international organisations including Australian Stuttering Research Centre (ASRC), University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and the New Zealand Coaching and Mentoring Centre (NZMC).
START supports Honours students from Massey University’s Speech Language Therapy Programme and Masters students from the University of Auckland’s Speech Science Programme to complete research into stuttering within New Zealand. Most recently this has involved developing a Teacher Resource – link here
We also support other organisations and individuals in their research, and encourage people who stutter to participate (if interested). Current research projects are listed below:
Current Research Projects:
International perspectives of adults who stutter
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We’ve also been involved with:
- Exploring teachers’ attitudes: Knowledge and classroom strategies for children who stutter in New Zealand (2020)
- Anxiety in 11-Year-Old Children Who Stutter: Findings From a Prospective Longitudinal Community Sample (2017)
- Is Mentoring Effective for Adults Who Stutter? (2016). Presented at NZSTA Conference as part of Master’s Thesis.
- The Lidcombe Program of early stuttering intervention: Mothers’ experiences (2010)
- Developing treatment for adolescents who stutter: A phase I trial of the Camperdown Program (2008)
- Stuttering and its treatment in adolescence: The perceptions of people who stutter (2008)
- Extended follow-up of a randomized controlled trial of the Lidcombe Program of Early Stuttering Intervention (2008)
- Randomised controlled trial of the Lidcombe Program of early stuttering intervention (2005)
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