Stories, Education & Resources

This blog explores the emotional come-down after the Annual Conference, often called post-conference blues, and offers gentle ways to rest, reflect, stay connected, and carry the conference experience into everyday life.

A mother who stutters reflects on her daughter’s first moments of stuttering, the weight of her own childhood, and the promise to always listen with intention.

Alex Gordon shares how growing up with a stutter shaped his empathy, leadership, and resilience—and why communication should be about credibility, not fluency.

Learn about professional soccer players who stutter, including Ken Sema, Luke Ayling, and João Gomes, and learn what they can teach young athletes and families.

This article explores how art can help people who stutter express emotions that may feel difficult to voice. It highlights creativity as a tool for healing, identity, and connection.

National Stuttering Awareness Week returns in 2026 with a continued shift toward “acceptance.” This article explores the history of NSAW, reflects on community feedback, and explains why the movement is evolving beyond awareness to foster understanding, respect, and inclusion.

This article explores how virtual reality (VR) is improving stuttering therapy by helping patients transfer skills into real-world settings, highlighting research from Dr. John Tetnowski and its impact on access, engagement, and future treatment approaches.

This feature highlights Willemijn’s artwork collaboration with the NSA, exploring her creative process, inspiration, and how art can reflect connection, identity, and pride within the stuttering community.

Learn how to appeal insurance claim denials for stuttering therapy. Access sample appeal letters, advocacy strategies, and documentation tips for patients and speech-language pathologists.

This article explores how NSA-funded research is transforming our understanding of stuttering, from evidence-based caregiving and identity-focused therapy to VR interventions and emotional insights.

This article explores how comedians who stutter use humor to connect with audiences, challenge stigma, and redefine communication. Through personal stories and insights, it highlights how stuttering and comedy can coexist powerfully and authentically.

Olga Bednarski explores her personal journey with speech anxiety and the role of connection in healing. She argues that safety, presence, and human connection create the conditions for greater ease and authenticity in communication.

Dr. Croft Albaum’s early research, supported by the NSA’s Research Fund, explored self-compassion interventions for adults who stutter. Her work has influenced clinical approaches, advanced stuttering research, and continues to improve the quality of life for people who stutter.

This article explores the differences between natural stuttering variability, social anxiety, and trauma responses. It helps readers better understand why speech experiences fluctuate and offers insight into responding with self-awareness, compassion, and reduced self-blame.

This article is an update on Dr. Ryan Millager’s journey since receiving the NSA Graduate Student Research Award (GSRA), highlighting how a pilot study became his dissertation, led to national presentations, and launched his career as an Assistant Professor advancing support for children who stutter.

A personal account of using the NSA Stuttering ID Card while crossing the US-Canada border alone, showing how disclosure on one’s own terms can reduce fear, prevent misjudgment, and create smoother interactions with authority figures.

This article explores how NSA Chapters create affirming, community-centered spaces for people who stutter, reducing isolation, fostering self-acceptance, and empowering individuals and families through shared experience.

Hear directly from three NSA scholarship recipients about their academic journeys, career goals, and how community support continues shaping their futures.

This article offers simple, age-appropriate ways to help children understand stuttering, encouraging empathy, respect, and inclusion while normalizing stuttering as a natural part of human communication.

An in-depth profile of comedian Drew Lynch exploring how stuttering shaped his comedy, advocacy, and approach to vulnerability, while challenging assumptions about communication, confidence, and being heard.