This T.I.P.S. (Topic Information Page & Support) page has been designed to support therapists, clinicians, teachers and parents/carers who work with children and adults who stutter/stammer. The page has three main sections as follows:

• Support Services (including relevant websites and free handouts)
• Resources and Assessments available to order
• Useful Short Videos

Please contact OTB if you would like us to consider and changes that might improve this page. We are learning too.

Stammering and Stuttering mean exactly the same thing and are used interchangeably. We tend to talk about stammering in Ireland and UK, while elsewhere it is called stuttering. It is important to remember that whilst stammering can describe how words get stuck or repeated, it also can affect how someone feels (their thoughts and feelings) and their engagement or participation (i.e. their willingness to speak).

• Irish Stammering Association
• Stuttering Awareness Mental Wellbeing Ireland
• Michael Palin Centre for Stammering
• Stamma (The British Stammering Association)
• Action for Stammering Children
  • Support for Parents
  • Stambassadors
• International Stuttering Association
• We Stutter
• The Stuttering Foundation
• American Board of Fluency and Fluency Disorders
• Stuttering Therapy Resources

Stammering: An information leaflet for PRIMARY Teachers (pdf) – source: NCSE (National Council for Special Education – Ireland)

Stammering: An information leaflet for POST-PRIMARY Teachers (pdf) – DRAFT – source: NCSE (National Council for Special Education – Ireland)

Stammering: An information leaflet for PARENTS of young children (pdf) – source: NCSE (National Council for Special Education – Ireland)

What should you do if your child is stuttering? (pdf) – source: HSE (Health Service Executive – Ireland)

The following support pages are taken from The Michael Palin Centre for Stammering (MPC)

• About Stammering for THERAPISTS
  • MPC Training Courses for Therapists – Group Bookings: mpc@otb.ie
• About Stammering for GPs & Other Professionals
• About Stammering for TEACHERS
• About Stammering for PARENTS

For INDIVIDUALS:

• About Stammering for CHILDREN
• About Stammering for YOUNG PEOPLE
• About Stammering for ADULTS

Video developed by the Michael Palin Centre as a resource for teachers & carers
Michael Palin Centre – YouTube (00:12:22)

My Stammering Child – A Video for Parents
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust – YouTube (00:03:23)

My Stammering Tap
Animation using paper cutouts about what it is like to have a stammer
My Pockets – Vimeo (00:03:45)

Mr. Wolfe Reads the Storybook – I Talk Like a River
Mr. Wolfe Reads – YouTube (00:04:35)

Meet 10-year-old Elliott (and his stammer) as they navigate an important time in childhood.
actionforstammeringchildren.org – YouTube (00:03:00)

How I overcame my stutter to become a national speaking champion
ITV News – YouTube (00:02:44)

How Do People Develop a Stutter?
Hank Green – SciShow Psych
YouTube (00:04:19)

What is it like to stutter?
American Institute for Stuttering
YouTube (00:02:24)

How I got over my stuttering problem
Motivated Talks with Steve Harvey
YouTube (00:03:44)