The McGuire Programme delivers practical training devised and developed to promote recovery from stuttering. Throughout the world, thousands of people who stammer or stutter have benefited from the McGuire Programme and its unique, positive approach. Our intensive courses are the entry point into an ongoing Programme of consistent, continuous follow-up activity designed to support long-term recovery. By encouraging eloquent speech and personal development, we aim to go beyond stammering.
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stutter – verb (also known as stammer in the UK)
1. to speak in such a way that the rhythm is interrupted by repetitions, blocks or spasms, or prolongations of sounds or syllables, sometimes accompanied by contortions of the face and body.
stutter – noun2. distorted speech characterized principally by blocks or spasms interrupting the rhythm.
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| Je krijgt het gevoel dat je niet helemaal normaal bent "You get the feeling that you're not normal ..." | 06 Sep 2010 |
| Experiences of women who stammer Volunteer to participate in research project | 30 Aug 2010 |
| Het geeft me een goed gevoel als een gesprek goed gaat Het lijkt misschien een drastische methode om van stott... | 22 Aug 2010 |
| Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway A new trainer | 15 Aug 2010 |
| Van stotteraar tot comedian New Dutch press article | 29 Jun 2010 |
| Coventry - UK South Coventry 2010 was to be a very special course for me, ... | 02 Jun 2010 |
| Oslo - Scandinavia Thursday 16 new excited students were in the course roo... | 04 Feb 2010 |
| Dublin - Ireland Hi all,We returned to the Ashling Hotel in Dublin for o... | 03 Feb 2010 |
| Galway - Ireland Course Report by Joe O Donnell Hi all, Our final course... | 04 Nov 2009 |
| Copenhagen - Scandinavia Regional Director, Course Instructor: Henrik Overgaard ... | 27 Aug 2009 |
Some facts about Stuttering
- 1% of the world is afflicted with stuttering, thats approximately 66 million worldwide.
- Despite decades of research, experts cannot determine the cause of stuttering. However, there is no proven link between childhood trauma or parenting.
- There is no known cure for stuttering. There are many therapies available but they require hard work and perserverance.
- Different people stutter to varying degrees. Some are more severe to the listener, overt stutterers, whereas others hide their stutter very well, these people are known as covert stutterers.
- Four times as many males are affected than females.
- Generally people do not stutter when they sing, whisper or speak in chorus.
- Although stuttering may seem like a relatively superficial problem, for the stutterer it can influence career choices, relationships and all aspects of daily speaking life.
- Many famous people have stuttered including Winston Churchill, Marilyn Monroe, Bruce Willis and , more recently, Gareth Gates. Gareth is now an instructor on the McGuire Programme.