Stuttering: Other Places To Get Help
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Other Places To Get Help
Organizations
| American Speech-Language-Hearing Association | |
| 2200 Research Boulevard | |
| Rockville, MD 20850-3289 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-638-8255 |
| Fax: | (301) 296-8580 |
| E-mail: | actioncenter@asha.org |
| Web Address: | www.asha.org/public |
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) promotes the interests of and provides services for professionals in audiology, speech-language pathology, and speech and hearing science. ASHA also advocates for people with communication disabilities. The Web site has information on related health topics, self-help groups, and finding a professional in your area. | |
| National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders | |
| 31 Center Drive, MSC 2320 | |
| Bethesda, MD 20892–2320 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-241-1044 |
| TDD: | 1-800-241-1055 |
| E-mail: | nidcdinfo@nidcd.nih.gov |
| Web Address: | www.nidcd.nih.gov |
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, advances research in all aspects of human communication and helps people who have communication disorders. The Web site has information about hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, and language. | |
| National Stuttering Association | |
| 119 West 40th Street, 14th Floor | |
| New York, NY 10018 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-WE STUTTER (1-800-937-8888) (212) 944-4050 |
| Fax: | (212) 944-8244 |
| E-mail: | info@westutter.org |
| Web Address: | www.westutter.org |
The National Stuttering Association (NSA) is the largest U.S. self-help support organization for people who stutter. The NSA has information for parents, teens, adults, and educators. Its Web site has newsletters, booklets, and local chapter information. You can email specific questions to asktheexpert@westutter.org. | |
| Stuttering Foundation of America | |
| 3100 Walnut Grove Road | |
| Suite 603 | |
| Memphis, TN 38111-0749 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-992-9392 (901) 452-7343 |
| Fax: | (901) 452-3931 |
| E-mail: | info@stutteringhelp.org |
| Web Address: | www.stutteringhelp.org |
The Stuttering Foundation provides resources, services, and support to people who stutter. Information also is available for families, friends, teachers, coworkers, and employers of someone who stutters. In addition, the foundation promotes research related to stuttering, as well as educational programs. | |
| Last updated: | August 25, 2008 |
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| Author: | Debby Golonka, MPH |
| Reviewed By: | Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics, Robert M. Kroll, BSc, MSc, PhD - Speech Pathology |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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