Selecting a speech therapist is an important decision. Because stuttering is a low-incidence disorder, most speech-language pathologists have little training or experience in working with people who stutter. A survey by the NSA showed that people who work with an expert clinician are more likely to consider their speech therapy successful.

The Specialty Board on Fluency Disorders has a list of speech-language pathologists who have advanced training in stuttering and meet peer-reviewed standards as board recognized specialists at http://www.stutteringspecialists.org.

The Stuttering Foundation of America has a referral list of speech-language pathologists who have a special interest in stuttering at http://www.stutteringhelp.org.

The NSA also can help you find a speech-language pathologist in your area who is active in the NSA or has participated in our continuing education program. Contact the NSA office at (800) We Stutter.

Please note that the NSA does not warrant the competence of speech-language pathologists nor guarantee their treatment. We suggest you contact clinicians directly to find out further details about their experience and expertise in providing diagnosis and treatment services for children and adults who stutter. The Specialty Board offers some tips on how to choose a speech-language pathologist and what questions to ask: http://www.stutteringspecialists.org/SBFDGuideForParents.pdf