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How many children who stutter also have ADHD? A retrospective clinical audit (review of medical files)
One-half (50%) of the children who stutter presented with elevated ADHD symptoms. This group needed 25% more clinical treatment visits to achieve successful fluency. – Druker et al, 2019
Does stuttering impact labour market outcomes in the USA? Results from a national longitudinal study
“Stuttering was associated with reduced earnings and other gender-specific disadvantages in the labor market.” – Gerlach et al., 2018
Does stuttering impact educational and employment outcomes in the UK? Findings from surveys completed by a birth cohort study
“These findings fail to support the belief that stuttering has a negative impact on education and employment.” – McAllister, Collier & Shepstone, 2017
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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020 at 11:10pm
The mysterious cause of stuttering in the brain https://t.co/04M921f0yj via @BBC_Future
The mysterious cause of stuttering in the brain https://t.co/04M921f0yj via @BBC_Future
Friday, September 18th, 2020 at 5:36am
Catch up with this live conversation on Facebook from last night, with Rich Stephens from @sayorg Australia !
https://t.co/HUU5OEDWrz via @FacebookWatch
Catch up with this live conversation on Facebook from last night, with Rich Stephens from @sayorg Australia !
https://t.co/HUU5OEDWrz via @FacebookWatch
Wednesday, September 16th, 2020 at 6:15am
Very exciting news!
Registration to the Australian Speak Easy Association conference is now open! 👇👇👇
The conference kicks off on Friday 23rd October with a screening of the movie @WhenIStutter, followed by two days of talks and discussion...
https://t.co/6N07f2Ot2e
Very exciting news!
Registration to the Australian Speak Easy Association conference is now open! 👇👇👇
The conference kicks off on Friday 23rd October with a screening of the movie @WhenIStutter, followed by two days of talks and discussion...
https://t.co/6N07f2Ot2e
Tuesday, September 15th, 2020 at 9:56pm
ICYMI!!
This informative piece by @amberldance has appeared on several great media sites -take a look if you haven't already! 👇👇👇
What Neuroscientists Are Discovering About Stuttering
#neuroscience #genetics #scicomm
https://t.co/8UoS7XBqio
ICYMI!!
This informative piece by @amberldance has appeared on several great media sites -take a look if you haven't already! 👇👇👇
What Neuroscientists Are Discovering About Stuttering
#neuroscience #genetics #scicomm
https://t.co/8UoS7XBqio
Sunday, September 13th, 2020 at 9:59pm
A very personal and moving essay from @pvmcinnes in @MetropolisTokyo - "I Know You Are, But What Am I?"
#stuttering #stammering #mondaythoughts
https://t.co/8za0sauZ1d
A very personal and moving essay from @pvmcinnes in @MetropolisTokyo - "I Know You Are, But What Am I?"
#stuttering #stammering #mondaythoughts
https://t.co/8za0sauZ1d
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