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Teenagers who stutter face a wide variety of communication and social challenges. Ashleigh DiLaurenzio, a second-year speech-language pathology student, works with a young man on strategies that he can use to help himself speak more fluently in class and at home.
Photo by UConn CLAS Communications Office, taken November 2014.
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 11: Emily Blunt speaks onstage at the 2022 Freeing Voices, Changing Lives Gala at Guastavino's on July 11, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for American Institute for Stuttering)
Night arrives
Street lights stutter on
Dandelions respond
To a chill night wind
People unknown
Engage transmissions
Press accelerators
Going
We know not where
All about us
Bulbs are turned on
And off
Channels are changed
Music is played
Films are watched
Machines are used
Arguments are begun
Love is displayed
Absence is felt
Here
And in places we'll never know
Exist
Life goes on
Despite us
Unstoppably
Inevitably
A sum of more
Than the bits it's made up of
And so can we
Despite us
Simply listen
Be
Feel
Cry if you have to
Laugh if you want
Or just be silent
But be you
Confess to yourself
To the Universe
Your reality
Your fears
Your hopes
Your hurt
Your joy
Your intention
All that is your truth
And then you can go on
Despite you
You're more
Than the bits you're made up of
And there's much more out there than you know
this is a picture of my friend Livia, we made a tape date, and went nutz. she is a beautiful girl, so i had to do something to make her less pretty, tape and some photoshop did the trick...
BEND CONNECTIONS
LB + L1 = Smooth Stutter loop
LB + L2 = Ruff stutter loop
T1 + T2 = Morse code tone
A1 + A2 = Random Glitch - long random words (hold letters key down for best results)
A1 + L2 = Distortion
B1 + B2 = glitch loop reacts to how long letter is pressed down stutter glitch mmmm
C1 + C2 = Randon glitch short sentences (only works on some letters/games crashees a lot)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 11: Will Blodgett (L) attends the 2022 Freeing Voices, Changing Lives Gala at Guastavino's on July 11, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for American Institute for Stuttering)
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 11: <> attend the 2022 Freeing Voices, Changing Lives Gala at Guastavino's on July 11, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for American Institute for Stuttering)
Enniscorthy edged by battling Bangor by Roger Corbett
Bangor produced an excellent performance against a strong Enniscorthy side to once again come from behind and secure a semi-final place by 14-10.
In contrast to last week, the weather and pitch conditions at Upritchard Park were good. However, Bangor’s preparations got off to a bad start when centre Mike Aspley aggravated an injury in the pre-match warm-up and was unable to play. A quick re-shuffle saw Chris Morgan come in from full back as his replacement, and Adam McCusker taking up the full back role. For Enniscorthy’s part, they came to this fixture on the back of a good run of results in the Leinster League Division 1A, and sitting in second place in that table.
A mistake by Bangor right from the referee’s whistle at kick-off looked to have handed the visitors an opportunity to take the initiative. However, having won the ball back, McCusker put a superb kick deep into the Enniscorthy twenty two that left the defence no option but to put it into touch. The Bangor line-out was taken cleanly by Curtis Stewart, and a maul was formed that surged towards the Enniscorthy line before Jamie Clegg dropped with the ball and scored the game’s first try after just 4 minutes. Mark Widdowson made the conversion, and the score was 7-0.
Within 3 minutes the lead could have been extended when Enniscorthy were penalised for a high tackle. However, this time Widdowson’s kick drifted wide of the posts.
If Bangor thought things were going their way, this soon changed as Enniscorthy gathered themselves and started to gain confidence through a lengthy period of possession, aided in some part by Bangor’s readiness to kick when in possession themselves. The Enniscorthy attack was now causing Bangor headaches, with the result that the penalty count started to rise. Eventually these repeated infringements around the breakdown led to a yellow card being shown to James Henly. Enniscorthy saw this as their opportunity to capitalise, and laid siege to Bangor’s line. Bangor doggedly held their line despite conceding further penalties, and having to defend the resulting line-out and drive combination by Enniscorthy. As Henly’s 10 minute period in the sin bin came to an end, Bangor had somehow managed to hold off the Enniscorthy attack, and had actually managed to turn over the ball, giving them a chance to clear their lines and gather their breath. However, in a bizarre series of events, Ricky Armstrong’s clearance kick was charged down and bounced back towards the Bangor line, only to be gratefully accepted by one of the big Enniscorthy forwards who was still getting to his feet from the preceding ruck. With barely two steps to the line, he touched down for the try, leaving the Bangor players confused and dejected after working so hard to prevent the score. The conversion was missed, keeping Bangor narrowly ahead by 7-5, after 23 minutes.
For most of the remainder of the first half, Enniscorthy kept play in Bangor’s half. Bangor looked dangerous on the counter attack, with some good runs by the wingers Davy Charles and Mark Widdowson. For Enniscorthy’s part, they had several good scoring opportunities but either knocked-on or missed a pass at the crucial moments. A half time score of 7-5 would have been gladly taken by Bangor but, as 40 minutes approached, a lapse in concentration while in their own twenty two, led to a missed tackle which was clinically exploited by Enniscorthy, allowing them to run in for their second try which, although unconverted, gave the lead by 7-10 as the sides turned around.
As has been the case in many other games, Bangor’s second half performance moved up a gear, and it was now the visitor’s line that was coming under attack. Within the first 10 minutes, Bangor looked to be in a good scoring position, but the Enniscorthy defence was equal to Bangor’s first half display. Although unable to break through at this time, Bangor were now looking more confident as the initial Enniscorthy charge appeared to be stuttering. This certainly looked the case when, after 25 minutes had elapsed, the Enniscorthy kicker elected to go for the posts from close to the half way line – a strange decision given the relatively poor conversion attempts earlier. Once again the kick was missed, but Bangor had at least been pushed back into their own half.
As the game entered the final 5 minutes, it was beginning to look like Enniscorthy would hold firm and take the win. However, in a repeat of the exemplary performance displayed at Clonmel in the previous round, Bangor simply lifted their game again and mounted a surge against their tiring opponents. With just 2 minutes of normal time remaining, Jamie Ball gathered the ball at the half way line, and then passed it to Clegg on his left. Leading by example, Clegg went straight, taking the ball past the 10 metre line and drawing the approaching Enniscorthy defender. A well-timed pass to his left was equally well-received by Widdowson on the wing, who rounded his opposite number and sprinted for the line. With little space to work with and the full-back still to beat, Widdowson produced the speed and footwork necessary to take him over the line, to the left of the posts. He then managed to add the icing on the cake with another well-struck conversion which put Bangor ahead by 14-10.
The moments immediately after scoring are particularly dangerous, and with Enniscorthy now throwing everything they had, the remaining couple of minutes were incredibly tense – for both sets of supporters. To Enniscorthy’s credit, they skilfully kept recycling the ball – almost like sevens rugby – bringing the game back into Bangor’s twenty two. But in the end, it was just too much, with Bangor eventually managing to turn the ball over and close out the game, bringing despair and delight in equal measure on the faces of the opposing players.
To the Bangor supporters who had been unable to travel to the game at Clonmel, and who had not fully appreciated the performance there, this brought everything that had been said into focus, and with it the realisation that Bangor now have the ability to go all the way in this competition. With Ulster rivals Clogher Valley and CIYMS, and Leinster high-fliers Dundalk now joining Bangor in the semi-finals, the next hurdle will be equally challenging, but having beaten two of the strongest junior sides in Ireland, confidence is high and everything is now to play for.
Bangor side: J Leary, A Jackson, P Whyte, G Irvine, J Henly, R Latimer, J Clegg (c), C Stewart, R Armstrong, J Morgan, M Widdowson, C Morgan, M Weir, D Charles, A McCusker
Subs: O McIlmurry, F Black, M Crockford, J Ball, M Thompson
Bangor scores: J Clegg (1T), M Widdowson (1T, 2C)
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My friend Anne gave me this talking stick. She explained that a person with the stick has the right to speak with no interruption, but in fact isn't it more important that we listen to the person speaking. So I believe that the person speaking should be able to give out listening stick to those who are not listening.
Your locked-up wheel produces no power, never lets loose from the banks where it's broken. The forest is slowly shifting again, sharp and stuttered, harsh transitions through thaws and freeze-overs. I'm running from the sun like I've been chased, to the brilliant, beautiful shadows that seem better for the cold casting. The part I play out here is insignificant, too small to be even considered an extra. I'm more like set dressing, one cloud passing that you only notice for the seconds it blocks the sun. Being invisible in nature always somehow makes me feel like belonging everywhere else. Finding places like these, the one human dot in a landscape of inhuman space. Lonely lives laced with intrusions on time, waiting for reclamation. I'll still be strong and steady when they fade for good.
March 16, 2021
South Tremont, Nova Scotia
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 11: Eric Dinallo speaks onstage at the 2022 Freeing Voices, Changing Lives Gala at Guastavino's on July 11, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for American Institute for Stuttering)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 11: (L-R) Chaya Goldstein, Dr. Heather Grossman and Mark O’Malia attend the 2022 Freeing Voices, Changing Lives Gala at Guastavino's on July 11, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for American Institute for Stuttering)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 11: (L-R) Mark O'Malia, Chaya Goldstein, Kristel Kubart, Carl Herder, Gregory Scott, Dr. Heather Grossman, Bridget Scully and Margaret Miller attend the 2022 Freeing Voices, Changing Lives Gala at Guastavino's on July 11, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for American Institute for Stuttering)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 11: Marc Winski speaks onstage at the 2022 Freeing Voices, Changing Lives Gala at Guastavino's on July 11, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for American Institute for Stuttering)
Health Sciences professor Carol Seery (left) sat in on Kathryn Perkin's thesis prospectus presentation on the perception of stuttering.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 11: (L-R) Emily Blunt, Marc Winski and Dr. Heather Grossman attend the 2022 Freeing Voices, Changing Lives Gala at Guastavino's on July 11, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for American Institute for Stuttering)
Community Weekend was always a great opportunity for students and staff to spend a fun weekend bonding out in the mountains. This year included a skit where Dean of Students Brig Knauer, Dean of Faculty James England, and Assistant Dean of Students William Estrada did a send-up of "Flashdance" that was nothing more than a little stutter-step dance followed by turning around with this flash.
Jenna is nearly seven years old, and exercised very frequently, but she always does the "stutter whine" when she sees us putting on our shoes to take her for a walk. Her entire body is vibrating with sheer energy and excitement, and that's why her whine "skips." Please take notice of how patient and quiet my Real Little Boy is, though.
Using data collected from the same brain as shown in the previous image, scientists plotted a subset of fibers--those that ended in a particular cross section of tissue--and followed their path throughout the brain. Now one can see some of the brain’s major anatomical structures. The treelike shape at lower left, for example, shows the longitudinal fibers of the cerebellum, a brain area that plays an important role in coordination and motor control, as well as in the integration of information from different senses.
Credit: Guangping Dai, Van Wedeen, Ruopeng Wang at MGH, and John Kaas at Vanderbilt (The Brain Unmasked)
Does reading poetry help stutterers? No, it doesn't really help stutters regain their fluency, but singing helps stutters a lot. Poetry is a great way to help overcome stuttering, but it's not a miracle cure. Everyone deals with stuttering differently. For some, it might mean learning strategies to speak more fluently and overcoming feelings of shame. For others, reading poetry is just a way to find relief from the constant pounding on their chest.
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Singing helps stutterers
There are many ways that singing can help stutterers regain their fluency. Music is known to activate different parts of the brain, increasing blood flow and creating new connections across the brain's regions. Because music triggers emotions and memories, it is believed to help stutterers regain control of their expression. In fact, singing has been proven to help children with speech disfluency. This method is used by speech therapists in many countries, including the United States.
One example of someone who has overcome his or her stuttering is the legendary singer and songwriter, Mel Tillis. A country music hall of fame, Tillis turned his chronic stutter into a creative outlet and developed a huge following as a friendly folksy performer. Tillis passed away on Nov. 19, 2014, in Ocala, Fla. In fact, the connection between music and speech goes back hundreds of years.