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Community is key
Although stuttering affects only 1% of the population, that still means nearly 15,000 people in Auckland alone have a stutter. Nevertheless, many of the people we work with tell us they have never met anyone else who stutters.
Happy International Stuttering Awareness Week – how are we celebrating?
It only comes around once a year – International Stuttering Awareness Day on the 22nd of October. This year it falls on Sunday , meaning we get to celebrate all long weekend!
Why mental health should be a focus for people who stutter
Mental health is an important issue for everyone, and something everyone should be actively working to improve and look after for themselves – but it’s even more important for those who have disorders that may cause certain emotions and have various negative effects on their self-esteem or outlook.
Help us create “A World That Understands Stuttering”
This years’ theme for International Stuttering Awareness Day is ‘A world that understands stuttering’ – and here at START we think this is an incredibly important message to send.
Why are males more likely to stutter?
This question comes up fairly regularly, and because so little is understood about the definitive cause of stuttering, it’s often difficult to know why it is more common among males.
START speaks up on the global stage
Continuing with our dedication to professional development and education, Dr Anna Hearne has recently returned from presenting at a conference in Germany.
Start Celebrates 21 Years of Service
In March 2016 START formally marked its twenty first birthday with a party and celebration for some of our friends and supporters.
START team learn more about the Demands and Capacities Model (DCM)
In July START employees Anna Hearne and Voon Pang attended a workshop in Rotterdam to learn more about the demand and capacities (DCM) model.
Mentoring Recognised
We are delighted to be recognised by the New Zealand Speech Language Therapy Association, granting us the Marion Saunders Excellence in Speech Language Therapy Practice Award.
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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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