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While the Oscar-winningmovie The King’s Speech is uni-versally treasured by the stutter-ing community, thereis a hidden gem onthe DVD and Blu-rayeditions released inmid-April.A 60-second public

service announce-ment (PSA) createdby the StutteringFoundation is includ-ed in the “SpecialFeatures” section ofthe DVD and Blu-ray release.The PSA features children whostutter sharing their own experi-ences with stuttering and treat-ment, and offers assistancethrough the Foundation’s web-site and toll-free hotline.“We’ve been stunned by the

tremendous response to the publicservice announcement from view-ers across the country looking for

help with stuttering,”said Jane Fraser, presi-dent of the StutteringFoundation. “Inclusion of our PSAon the DVD is so mar-velous for our cause.”“We hope a copy ofThe King’s SpeechDVD, including ourvideo, will end up in

the home of every per-son who stutters, every speechtherapist’s office, every schoolcounselor’s desk and everyuniversity speech-languagecourse professor’s briefcase,”Fraser said. “It is a story worthseeing over and over again foryears to come.”

aThe King’s Speech Features Stuttering Foundation PSA

By Martin Sommer, M.D.University of Göttingen

Fluent speech primarily involvesthe left half of the brain, also calledthe left hemisphere (Brown et al.,2005; Fox et al., 1996). Ever sincethe 1920s, disturbed lateralization ofbrain function, i.e. an abnormal in-volvement of the right hemisphere,has been regarded as a possible

cause of stuttering(Travis, 1978). Insupport of this, stud-ies in the 1960s sug-gested that hearing isnot as left lateralizedin adults who stutteras it is in fluentspeaking individuals

(Curry and Gregory, 1969). In thelast 15 years, brain imaging studieshave further supported this assump-tion by showing that in stuttering,the left and right brain hemispheresdo not share the burden of speakingproperly. These imaging studies in-dicate a shift of speech related brainactivity to the right hemisphere inadults who stutter (Brown et al.,2005; Fox et al., 1996). In trying to better understand

what is behind this abnormal later-alization of brain functions in adultswho stutter and how it contributesto stuttering, we recently performeda study on interhemispheric inhibi-tion (IHI). This is a measure of howone hemisphere’s motor cortex in-fluences and inhibits the activity in

Interaction ofBoth Sides of the

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Two Meaningful BequestsGifts totaling more than

$92,000 were received this yearfrom the estates of two exception-al donors, Charles A. Wunderand Louise Cook Holmes.Mr. Wunder, age 77, had been

a faithful donor since 1996. Alifelong resident of Baltimoreand avid supporter of the city’s

arts institutions, he was a re-tired life insurance salesman.He grew up in a West Baltimorerow house on Grantley Streetwith his family. One friend hadthis to say, “Charlie was eru-dite, well-informed, andfunny.” Another added, “Mayyou always have quail to hunt,

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Editor’s Note: The new DVDStuttering and the Big Cats featur-ing Alan Rabinowitz was unveiledduring the New York gala.

Anew film titled Stuttering andthe Big Cats featuring

renowned American zool-ogist, conservationist, andfield biologist Dr. AlanRabinowitz is now avail-able on DVD from theStuttering Foundation.In Stuttering and the

Big Cats, Dr. Rabinowitz,president and CEO ofNew York-based Panthera,shares his life-long strug-gle to overcome stutteringthrough his work protect-ing the world’s largest andmost imperiled cats. Thefilm captures his addressto young people who stut-ter at the annual conven-tion of Friends, a nationalsupport group for kids. Rabinowitz was hon-

ored at a gala event in NewYork City to introduce thefilm internationally.“Alan’s courage is partic-

ularly inspiring to youngpeople whose career pathshave yet to be decided and for whomstuttering often seems an insur-

mountable obstacle. Through hardwork, perseverance and dedicationto his true passions, Alan never letstuttering hold him back from hisquest to help endangered animals,”

said Jane Fraser, presidentof the Stuttering Foundation. “Weare proud to make this video avail-

able and hope that every young per-son who stutters has an opportunityto hear Alan’s story.”“I recall vividly as a child star-

ing at a jaguar as he paced in his cage at the zoo,” saidRabinowitz. “He was trapped,seeking a way out of a darkworld, something I related tostrongly at the time. And Iknew then that when I foundmy voice, I would use it forhim, for saving big catsaround the world. My lovefor wildlife and the urgencyneeded to save the big catshelped me overcome stutter-ing. This life-long quest hasresulted in Panthera – whichis now my platform forspeaking loudly for, andworking to save, some of theplanets greatest species.”

The availability of Stuttering andthe Big Cats is an example of theStuttering Foundation’s “ConvertingAwareness into Action” effort,which builds upon the overwhelm-ingly positive attention stuttering hasgained through the release of TheKing’s Speech.

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“My love for wildlife and the urgency needed to savethe big cats helped me overcome stuttering.”

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The following remarks weregiven by Jane Fraser at theStuttering Foundation’s first-ever New York City Gala.

This incredible movieand its superb portray-

al of King George VI byColin Firth have truly turned our world upside down.So tonight, we honor this exceptional film that has

brought so much helpto so many.Excellence is the

name of the game.This film included themost extraordinaryacting we have everseen wrapped up inone movie.Colin Firth brought

a new understandingof stuttering and itsparalyzing fear;Tom Hooper brought

us excellence in di-recting — everythingand everybody inperfect sync;David Seidler

spoke for all who stut-ter when he said “we

have a voice, we will be heard”;Geoffrey Rush was amazing – a therapist who showed

us what the term “therapeutic alliance” is all about.The entire King’s Speech team won endless

Oscars/Golden Globes and resounding and well-de-served praise from all over the world!So we want to thank The Weinstein Company for

their unparalleled support! Thanks also go out toAnchor Bay Entertainment and Blu-ray.Working together, these friends have included our

public service an-nouncement on everysingle copy of theDVD that launchestomorrow – givingeveryone who has acopy a nonprofitsource of help.This is truly an in-credible lasting lega-cy for generations tocome.

Stuttering Foundation and Michael PalinCentre Laud The King’s Speech

Jane Fraser, president ofthe Stuttering Foundation

Frances Cook of theMichael Palin Centre forStammering Children Alan Rabinowitz, president

and CEO of Panthera.

Joe Fulcher, vice presidentof the Stuttering Foundation

Actor Colin Firth speakswith Jane Fraser.

“Our Co-Host is FrancesCook, who heads theMichael Palin Centre forStammering Children, whichis staffed by 11 remarkabletherapists,” said Jane Fraser.“Since 2006, the StutteringFoundation has partneredwith the Centre, which offerssome of the best therapy inthe world. Fran will sharehow they are convertingawareness into action!!!”“Also, I want to recog-

nize Michael Palin whogave us such tremendoussupport during the past 6months. Without Michael’s help, I would never have had my25 minutes of fame with Colin!”

Michael Palin Centre Co-Hosts Gala

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Frances Cook, Steffi Schopick,Lee Caggiano and Tom Caggianohold a poster of the Michael PalinCentre’s new building openingSeptember 2011.

Actors Colin Firth andMichael Palin.

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“We’ve come full circle – our founder, my father MalcolmFraser, was inspired by KingGeorge VI. But thanks againto The King’s Speech, I havejust discovered that he toowas helped by LionelLogue!” said Jane Fraser.In 1926, Malcolm Fraser

was personal secretary toa prominent Philadelphialawyer named J. StanleySmith. Fraser handledSmith’s correspondence

when he was in England and France.“At that time my father was struggling terribly with his

stuttering and J. Stanley Smith offered a safe haven,” Fraserexplained. “He was a man who stuttered, who was success-ful, and who offered my father a job and also a therapy pro-gram through his own support group which he named afterCharles Kingsley.”“Just months ago, I was con-

tacted by J. Stanley Smith’sgrandson, Peter Greenhalgh,who let me know that not onlydid his grandfather dine withthe Prince of York, futureGeorge VI, but also with Lionel Logue.“He had frequent meetings with Logue to learn more

about his therapy approach!!! J. Stanley Smith broughtLogue’s ideas back to Philadelphia where my father andothers who stuttered profited from them. …Full circle!”

Joe Fulcher and PeterGreenhalgh, grandson of J. Stanley Smith, Esq.

“We are happy to havethe new book, The King’sSpeech, and the SterlingPublishing team herewith us tonight,” JaneFraser said.Publisher Jason Prince,

Joshua Mrvos, NathanielMaraunas, and CarolineMann graciously shipped

in a copy of this excellent book for everyone at the gala.It was written by Peter Conradi of The Sunday Times

and Mark Logue, Lionel’s grandson who uncovered somany marvelous old photos and anecdotes that are in-cluded in the book and in the movie!

Lionel Logue Reaches America

Robyn Mathewsplaced our veryfirst public ser-vice ad in TIMEback in 1972!Since then TIMEhas donated mil-lions of dollarsworth of publicservice space to

the Foundation. Robyn’s encouragement also helped usreach out to many other magazines where our publicservice campaign is thriving.

Sterling Publishing Donates Books

40 YEARS OF SUPPORT

Doyle Newmyer, Robyn Mathewsand Amani Vance.

Jane Fraser with PeterGreenhalgh and NathanielMaraunas.

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The Stuttering Foundation an-nounces its 2011 Awards forExcellence in Journalism.“Thanks to The King’s

Speech, the sheer volume of ar-ticles and interviews on stutter-ing made this year’s choice verydifficult,” said Jane Fraser, pres-ident of the Foundation. “Thisfilm has raised awareness ofstuttering beyond any level wecould ever have imagined and,in turn, was the force behind allother entries.”

Category: Radio First Place(tie):

The EmilyRooney Show,WGBH inBoston, Dec.22, 2010.

About OurKids, Doctor Radio Sirius XM,Feb. 11, 2011, Jess Shatkin, MD& Lori Evans, PhD, ProgramHosts; Melanie Kron, Producer;Emily Anton, Sound Engineer;and Maurice Tunick, SeniorDirector Talk Programming.

Category:Wire ServicesFirst Place:

LindseyTanner of theAssociated

Press, Feb. 4, 2011, “King’sSpeech earns praise from kidswho stutter.”Second Place: Victoria

Ahearn of theCanadian Press,Dec. 9, 2010,article titled“Experts onStuttering PraiseThe King’sSpeech forHighlighting

Condition”Category: EditorialFirst Place: Commercial

Appeal, Memphis, Tenn., for aneditorial onDec. 28,2010, titled“A Clear Message.” TheCommercial Appeal also gaveexceptional coverage to theStuttering Foundation during theyear with outstanding articles byLesley Young and Toby Sells,whose article ran on the paper’sfront page.Category: National DailyNewspaper ArticleFirst Place: Mary Brophy

Marcus of USA Today for herNov. 28, 2010,article“Stuttering: AConstant

Struggle to Get the Words Out.”Category: Daily NewspaperArticleFirst Place:

LindyWashburn ofThe Record forher Dec. 2,2010, article“Therapistspraise newmovie for rais-ing awarenessof stuttering.” Second

Place: JimFussell of the

Kansas City Star for his Dec.23, 2010, article, “The King’sSpeech puts stuttering in thespotlight.” Category:MagazineArticlesFirst Place:

Tim Appelo ofthe HollywoodReporter for hisJan. 25, 2011, ar-ticle titled“King’s SpeechWins 13thHonor: StutteringFoundationGives It ‘AHero’sWelcome.’” Second Place: Lynn Allison

for “Six Ways to Help Kids StopStuttering” in the March 28,2011, issue of Globe Magazine.

Category:SyndicatedColumnistsFirst Place: Dr.Peter Gott forhis national col-umn on April10, 2011. Category:

Local Television NewsFirst Place (tie):Ali Gorman

of WPVI TV,Philadelphia,Pa., for a Dec.13, 2010, inter-view with JoeDonaher of theChildren’sHospital of Philadelphia.

AlexColeman andMarybethConley ofWREG TV,Memphis,Tenn., inter-

view with Jane Fraser on Feb.9, 2011.

Emily Rooney

Jim Fussell

Lynn Allison

Ali Gorman

Lindy Washburn

Peter Gott

Lindsey Tanner

Victoria Ahearn

Lori EvansJess Shatkin

Tim Appelo

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Category: NationalTelevision NewsFirst Place: 60 Minutes of

CBS News for an interviewwith wildlife conservationistAlan Rabinowitz.Category: Internet BlogFirst Place: Elizabeth

Landau ofCNN for herFeb. 28, 2011article, “TheKing’sSpeech’ a vic-tory for stut-terers.”Second

Place: Ian Thornton ofshows.ctv.cafor his Feb.28, 2011, post“George SlaysHis Dragon.” Third

Place:Kenneth J.Staub for hisposting on ASHAsphere

(blog.asha.org). Hisblogs focusedon raisingstutteringawarenessthrough a re-view of TheKing’s Speech.

Category: WebsiteFirst Place: Ninette Sosa of

CNN aired aninterview withJane Fraserduring numer-ous radiobroadcasts. “Each entry

successfullyenhanced thepublic’s understanding of stut-tering,” said Fraser.

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Elizabeth Landau

Ninette Sosa

Ian Thornton

My name is Glenn Weybright.I am a speech-language patholo-gist in Portland, Oregon, and aperson who stutters. In late April,2011, I spent 8 days with a med-ical team helping treat Haitianchildren and adults in a primarycare medical clinic in the villageof Gramothe, Haiti, about 15miles south of Port Au Prince.I was invited by a pediatrician

friend and wound up workingunder close medical supervision asa pharmacyassistant. I feltcalled to gobut secretlywas prayingfor a chance to use myspeech-lan-guage pathol-ogy skills.That seemeddoubtful. Imean, speechtherapy is verylow on the list of needs of peoplewho walk up to 12 hours to get tothe doctor, right? And, even ifthere was a need, I don’t speakHaitian Creole, right? Well…..At the airport in Port Au

Prince I was singled out to havemy luggage searched. Fromout of nowhere appeared aHaitian woman who reassuredme in English that she wouldstay with me.With her help, I made it though

the inspection and discovered shewas the director of the orphanage

associated with the organization Iwas going to help (Mountain TopMinistries). She discovered I wasan SLP and, stopping dead in hertracks, told me she had a 26-year-old son who stuttered and that hewould be at the clinic all weekworking with the medical teamsas an English interpreter and thathe really wanted to work on hisspeech. Amazing. So, every lunchhour for five days this young manand I gobbled our Haitian rice

and beans andworked on hisspeech. There is no

cure for stut-tering; thetreatment ap-proach I useis to teachtools formanaging thestuttering sothat commu-nication can

be enhanced. This young manwas ravenous to learn. He prac-ticed thirty minutes or more eachnight and showed significant im-provement at the end of theweek. He needs to practice dailyto help make his tools more au-tomatic. I will stay in e-mailtouch with him and have askedthe Stuttering Foundation tosend him materials. At the end ofour week together, he said to me,“You came from out of nowhere.You must be from God.” I couldhave said the same to him.

Unexpected Gifts in Haiti

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Kenneth Staub

You can designate a gift to the Stuttering Foundationthrough the United Way.

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James EarlJones HonoredJane Fraser, president of the

Stuttering Foundation, represent-ed the stuttering community May9 at the prestigious Monte CristoAwards dinner honoring leg-endary actor James Earl Jones.“James Earl Jones has been an

inspiration to the stuttering com-munity for decades,” Fraser said.“He has courageously shared hisown personal experiences withstuttering for the benefit of all.When we think of eloquence andfluency of speech, we think of Mr.Jones as the ultimate role model.”The Eugene O’Neill Theater

Center presented its annual MonteCristo Award to legendaryBroadway and screen actor JamesEarl Jones, in recognition of hismonumental achievements andcontributions to the American andinternational theater community.

James Earl Jones holding theMonte Cristo Award.

James Earl Jones with Jane Fraser.

You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet Named Greatest Stuttering SongThe Stuttering Foundation has

recognized the song You Ain’tSeen Nothing Yet, a 1974 numberone hit by Bachman-TurnerOverdrive, as being the mostunique of the many rock songsfeaturing stuttering vocals.Jane Fraser, president of the

Stuttering Foundation, said re-cently, “Not only was You Ain’tSeen Nothing Yet the first songwith stuttering vocals to reachnumber one,but more im-portantly itwas the firstsuch songthat was actu-ally about areal personwho stuttersand thereforehas a humanconnection tothe strugglesfaced by someone who stutters.”There have been numerous

songs in the rock era that displaystuttering vocals. Among themhave been Too Much Time on MyHands by Styx, My Sharona byThe Knack, Changes by DavidBowie, My Generation by TheWho, Benny and the Jets byElton John, and many more.Bachman–Turner Overdrive

consisted of the Bachman broth-ers Randy, Robbie, and Tim, alongwith Fred Turner. The band’s firstmanager was Gary Bachman, an-other Bachman brother, who stut-tered. After Gary stepped downfrom his job as manager, Randysang their new song with stutteringvocals as an inside joke with theintention that only Gary would

hear the tape. After recording theirnew album Not Fragile, theirrecord company, MercuryRecords, asked if the band had aspare song to include. Randyplayed them You Ain’t SeenNothing Yet and explained it wasan inside joke and agreed to in-clude the song on the album if theband could re-record it. The recordcompany hated the new “serious”

version of thesong and de-manded theversion withthe stutteringvocals forthe album.The rest ishistory, asthe songclimbed ton u m b e rone, giving

BTO their only chart-topper.Gary Bachman would over-

come his stuttering through speechtherapy and go on to become oneof the most successful real estateagents in Winnipeg and own hisown agency for almost 30 years.Said Fraser, “I know people

think that these rock songs withstuttering vocals are cute or hu-morous, but it is a shame thatwhenever You Ain’t Seen NothingYet is played that people do notknow the true story behind it. Ifmore DJ’s mentioned the song’shistory, it would do a lot to spreada message about stuttering, not tomention the fact that the audiencewould find it most interesting.”Editor’s note: Music Web sites

PopDust.com and AllAboutJazz.comfeatured this article.

David Seidler: We Have A VoiceThe Stuttering Foundation has released a DVD featuring Oscar-winning writer David Seidler, who wrote The King’s Speech. TheDVD, David Seidler: We Have a Voice, is available atwww.StutteringHelp.org or call 800-992-9392.

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By Diane Parris

The first ever two-week Eastern Workshop was held in Boston fromJune 13-24. Co-sponsored by the Stuttering Foundation and BostonUniversity, the workshop attracted speech pathologists from six statesand nine nations for the opportunity to learn from Willie Botterill andElaine Kelman of theMichael Palin Centre forStammering Children. Duringthe two weeks, participantsfocused on cognitive ap-proaches to working withchildren who stutter and theirfamilies. Cognitive BehavioralTherapy, Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Parent Child InteractionTherapy, and Family Communication Skills training were presented bythese two master clinicians.Case study demonstrations and interactive exercises enlivened the

learning process. Routinely throughout the program, participants wereasked to share what they would take away from the day’s learning.“Working with the whole person,” “focusing on communication as theultimate goal, stuttering or not,” “listening more to parents,” “learningto accept and trust in what a difference small changes can make,” and“going deeply into perceptions, attitudes, and feelings with childrenwho stutter in order to help them manage issues in their lives” were justa few of the comments made by participants. The background and experience of the participants was as diverse as

the nations from which they came: Argentina, Canada, Croatia, Israel,Italy, New Zealand, Nigeria, Sweden, and the United States.Participation in “jelling” exercises and sharing dorm rooms gave atten-dees ample opportunity to get to know each other. As a result, the class-room experience was enriched by informal discussions of therapy pro-grams, work settings, and cultural differences over pasta dinners andstrolls along the Charles River.A network of colleagues and friends from around the globe enthusi-

astically left Boston, tired yet invigorated, with new outlooks on clientand family centered fluency therapy.

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Top row, left to right: Charlotta Wising, Carla Monteleone, Gabrielle Hodes, Maryann Kaminsky,Stephanie Schwartz, Debora Freud, Holly Lomheim, Voon Keong Pang, Catarina Pisciotti, KevinJohnson, Heidi Chew, Martina Boltuži�, Jessica Mason, Sarah Henry, Ellen Kelly and Diane Parris.Bottom row: Grace Ademola, Mara Luque, Laura Buckley, Willie Botterill, Elaine Kelman, MarieChan, Sandra Garzón, Sandy Hostler and Kavita Kaul.

Comments from workshoppers...

“...learning to accept andtrust in what a differencesmall changes can make.”

“...working with the wholeperson is important.”

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WesternWorkshop

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Back row: Lynne Hebert-Remson, Bo-Kyung Lee, Marc Wall, KatarzynaWesierska, Jennifer Thomas, Carol Moody, Amanda Roche, Ashley Powers,Ann Douvier, Amy Johnson. Middle row: Melissa Kokaly, Pam France, SharonHuttner, Valerie Yielding, Nelly Unjan , Cecilia Boulin, Surleen Singh. Seated:Jane Fraser, Jennifer Watson, Susan Hamilton, Yvonne Honanie. Front row:Bill Drudge and Enrique Gonzalez.

Out west went twenty SLPsTo learn to treat dysfluencies.Drawn from four nations By the Stuttering FoundationTo make more effective, our therapies.We’ve all worked with children who stutterWho’ve been told, “Slow down and don’t mutter!”By listening, reflecting,Exploring, detectingWe’ll help them succeed with the speech they utter.Dr. Watson brought facts, not conjecturesMs. Hamilton deep-dialogue, fun lecturesEvidence relayedSolutions role-playedThe two were responsive, engaging presenters.Jane Fraser flew out from TennesseeWith books, DVDs, an inspired history.Ellen Reuler, on siteMet our needs, day and nightMaking meaningful each activity.Thanks PSU and Stuttering FoundationFor the gift of workshop participation.Insightful, retooled,And passions refueled,We’re back to work with inspired dedication!

A Limerick About the Western WorkshopBy Ann Douvier

Comments from workshoppers...

“I will listen tothe fears andconcerns of thechild ... I nowhave the frame-work I’ve beenlooking for!”

“I vow to be a more reflectivelistener, providemore rationale...”

“This was an extraordinary experience for me!”

“This was the best conferenceever, and I will be saying that10 years from now.”

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Brothers Dominick and JohnGregory Dunne, who died in2009 and 2004 respectively,

are well known as having been fa-mous writers and literary giants.What the public at large does not

realize is that both DominickDunne and his younger brotherJohn Gregory not only struggledwith stuttering but also were quiteopen about it.With the breakthrough in

February 2010 of the discovery ofsome stuttering genes, family mem-bers who stuttered were a majorpart of the studies that led to the ex-citing identification of these genes.Dominick and John Gregory alsohad a younger brother, Stephen,who stuttered. The stuttering ofthese three Dunne brothers is acompelling testament to thegenetic links in stuttering.The Dunne brothers were

two of the six children ofRichard Dunne, a prominentsurgeon in Hartford, CT, andhis wife Dorothy, whose Irishimmigrant father was the firstmillionaire businessman inHartford’s Irish community.They grew up in the fashion-able suburb of West Hartford.Both went to elite Catholicboarding schools, after whichDominick went to WilliamsCollege, and John Gregory toPrinceton University.After serving as a private

in the Army following gradu-ation from Princeton, JohnGregory earned his first jobas the London correspondentfor Time magazine by totallyfabricating his resume andusing phantom referenceswhich were never checked.

He would go on to have a prolificcareer as a novelist, screenwriterand journalist.His novels include Vegas, True

Confessions, Dutch Shea, Jr., TheStudio, Playland and Monster. Withhis wife, writer Joan Didion, he co-wrote many screenplays such as AStar is Born, True Confessions, PlayIt as It Lays, Panic in Needle Park,

and Up Close and Personal. He alsopublished many books of nonfiction.In a May 3, 1982 profile in the

New York Times titled “How JohnGregory Dunne puts himself in hisbooks,” John Gregory Dunne’schildhood stuttering was listed asthe catalyst for his becoming a writ-er. Mr. Dunne became a writer, hesays, because he stuttered as a child.“Terrified that he would be called onin class, he learned to express him-self on paper and to listen to the waythat other people talked, becomingin the process an accomplishedmimic – a skill that has served himwell in writing dialogue.”In his 1989 memoir Harp, John

Gregory Dunne wrote extensivelyhow he was affected by the suicideof his younger brother Stephen, a

graphic artist who died tragi-cally at age 43. Stephen hadnot achieved the same level offluency as had his older broth-ers Dominick and JohnGregory. He wrote about hisrelationship with Stephen,“We both had a tendency tostammer, and whenever wemet, all too rarely the last 15years of his life, we would dis-cuss stratagems to avoid theminefields of speech. I used tosay “howdy” because I wouldstumble on “hello”, and hewould say “wee” because hewould falter on “little”, andwhen we compared tactics wewould dissolve in laughter, alaughter that only anotherstammerer could understand.”Dominick Dunne began his

career in Hollywood produc-ing television shows and liveTV movies for Playhouse 90on CBS. He would go on to

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produce motion pictures and be-come an executive producer at20th Century Fox. Two of themovies he produced were TheBoys in the Band and AshWednesday, a 1973 film starringElizabeth Taylor and HenryFonda. After a painful divorce,Dominick Dunne’s out-of-control

partying led to his being banishedfrom Hollywood.On the brink of poverty and

after much soul-searching, hewrote his first novel, The Winners,which though not successful, wasreviewed in the New York Times.The horrific 1982 murder of hisdaughter Dominique at the handsof her boyfriend upset his life ter-ribly. As a result, he wrote an ac-count of the murder and trial forVanity Fair magazine, which inturn hired him to write an articleevery month; he became the mag-

azine’s most prolific writer.Many of his articles were about

crimes committed by the rich and fa-mous; he covered many trials, suchas those of Claus von Bulow, theMenendez brothers, O.J. Simpson,Robert Blake, Phil Spector and manymore. He became a regular guest on

news shows during thesetrials and a well-known ad-vocate for victims rights.In 1985 he struck goldwith the novel The TwoMrs. Grenvilles and manyother best-sellers fol-lowed, such as PeopleLike Us, An InconvenientWoman, A Season inPurgatory, Another City,

Not My Own, andToo Much Money. Eight months priorto the release of TheTwo Mrs. Grenvilles,which was a massivebest-seller and cata-pulted him to fameas an author,Dominick Dunnewas profiled in his

hometown paper, the HartfordCourant, in an October 21, 1984, ar-ticle entitled “Success and TragedyRework Him.”In the article Dominick Dunne

described himself as having beena “stuttering pathetic kid”; laterin the article he stated that despitehaving been a successful televi-sion producer and later a produc-

er at 20th Century Fox, his suc-cess failed to mesh with his child-hood as a child who stuttered,“That image of the stuttering pa-thetic kid carried through eventhough it was not an image pre-sented to the world.”In an article titled “A Death in the

Family,” Dominick Dunne ad-dressed the common stuttering bondshared between him and his youngerbrother John Gregory in Vanity Fairin March 2004 about the death ofJohn Gregory and their often diffi-cult relationship. He wrote, “Johnand I had another thing in common:we both stuttered.”While working at Twentieth

Century Fox, Dominick Dunne wasfriendly with their top actress at thetime, Marilyn Monroe, who is alsoon the Stuttering Foundation list ofFamous People Who Stutter. Morethan once the two discussed theirpast stuttering and how it hadshaped them as adults as well astheir occasional fears that the stut-tering would return someday.Though the famous Dunne

brothers have departed this world,their combinedlegacy is nothingshort of amazing.Their names willbe invoked fordecades to comein both literaryand media cir-cles, but surelyno one will al-lude to the factthat both broth-ers stuttered.That three chil-

dren – Dominick,John Gregory and Stephen – stut-tered out of a family of six childrenindicates the role that genetics ofstuttering plays. While the twobrothers will continue to inspirethe literary world for years tocome, they would no doubt also in-spire countless people who stutterto persevere and not let their stut-tering be a roadblock to success.

At top: Dominick Dunne and Elizabeth Taylor.

Above: Dominick Dunne, his son Griffin

Dunne, John Gregory Dunne and Joan Didion.

At right: John Gregory Dunne.

This is the second in a series of ar-ticles featuring Stuttering Foundationboard members. This article and photoare used with permission from TheMemphis Daily News.

By Mark Sullivan

Memphis lawyer Joe Walkerhas always loved accounting, tax,trust and estate planning. He seeshis chosen career as a science andan art form. While that fact may beunusual to some, Walker realizedearly in life that helping others bydrafting wills and having ahands-on approachwas his calling.“You must have

the technical back-ground to be suc-cessful, but the No.1 key to success isbeing able to relateto and build relation-ships with people,”Walker said. “Thetrust and estate busi-ness is all about trust,open communica-tions and listening. Iwork very hard mak-ing sure that is myreputation.”“In my world, I am taking care

of someone’s most importantpossessions,” Walker added.“We in many ways are in the

business of caring for ourclients’ children, family mem-bers, other loved ones and theirhopes and dreams of life. To dothat effectively, we bring exper-tise and experience to the tableand blend that with informationwe have gained from clients tofacilitate their goals. These skillsets are far different from thoseused in litigation.”Walker, a partner with Adams

and Reese LLP, was recentlynamed among “Lawyers of theYear” in Trusts and Estates Law byBest Lawyersmagazine, the oldestand most respected peer-reviewpublication in the legal profession.

Only one lawyer in each spe-cialty area in each community ishonored, and the award is basedon more than 3.1 million de-tailed evaluations of lawyers byothers in the field.“To have my peers recognize

me for this honor is extremelyhumbling,” Walker said.“Memphis is blessed with an

outstanding legal profession –men and women who exhibit thehighest degree of professional-ism and integrity and

are dedicated to helping others.”Walker calls himself a

“Mississippi Transplant” hav-ing relocated to Memphisfrom McComb, Miss., a smalltown about five hours fromthe Bluff City.Walker joined Adams and

Reese in 2006 when the firm ex-panded its regional footprint intothe Mid-South. He became thepartner in charge of the Memphisoffice and held that position from2006 to 2009. Walker also serveson the intellectual property andtechnology and tax teams.He also practices law in the

area of information technology/software licensing and contract-ing and is one of the few lawyersin the firm, and the only partner inMemphis, with extensive experi-ence in sophisticated estate and

tax planning, including mattersrelating to obtaining and main-taining tax-exempt status for501(c)3 charitable organizations,tax matters, fiduciary compliance,asset protection, and trust andprobate estate matters.“One key to my success has

been the mentors in my life,”Walker said. “People like JohnDoggett and Hubert McBride*put light on the path ahead of meand showed me the ropes.

Mentoring is veryimportant to me ingiving back to others.We need more menand women of allwalks of life to lend ahelping hand to oth-ers through being amentor, coach or rolemodel.”Walker and his wife of42 years, Barbara, areactively involved in theStuttering Foundationof America. The orga-nization, founded byMalcolm Fraser ofMemphis more than

six decades ago, provides adultsand teenagers who stutter andteachers, clinicians, doctors andother leaders with the most up-to-date information in prevention andtreatment of stuttering.“I have been an officer and

director of the StutteringFoundation for more than 20years,” said Walker. “It isone way to give back to thecommunity. Everywhere Itravel, I am an advocate ofMemphis and Shelby County.It is a fascinating place to liveand raise a family. Since welive here, it is our responsibili-ty to pass on the good newsabout our home.”*Hubert McBride was an

original Stuttering FoundationBoard Member in 1947.

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“...the No. 1 keyto success is beingable to relate to and build relationships with people.”

~Joe Walker

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NSSLHA chapters’ record-breaking gifts to the Stuttering Foundation. Thank you for your amazing support!

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Therapy HelpsMy name is Graham and Istutter. I try to use mytongue to get my speech out.Many times my words getstuck in my mouth. I also re-peat the first syllable overand over again.I have stuttered for a longtime. From what I remembermy stuttering started when Iwas 5, so 4 years out of my 9years of life. Sometimes I ama little embarrassed to meetother people, even though Iwant to make new friends.When I get invited to afriend’s birthday party, I gobut I don’t talk that much be-cause of my stuttering. I know I will stutter be-cause I have thoughts in myhead telling me I might. I tryto ignore these thoughts and Iam brave, but some days Idon’t raise my hand in class. Ijust know right before I talkthat it will happen because itfeels like something getslodged in my throat.Sometimes I avoid sayingsome words but other timeswhen I know I’m going tostutter I say my words reallyfast to get finished. It feelslike I am embarrassed when ithappens. I get nervous and Italk too fast because I want to getthe words out.I’m going to practice my strate-gies for stuttering during schoolwith my speech teacher, and I willpractice over the summer inMilwaukee. I also practice in theclassroom. I think therapy is help-ing by giving me strategies to usewhen I have to stutter.Graham, 10Kenosha, WI

Other People StutterMy name is Tyler. I am 10years old and I am in the 5thgrade. I stutter and I get blockedand cannot say anything but I amworking on it. I take a big deepbreath then I slow down my rate.My dad stuttered too when hewas young. When I stutter, I feelunnormal. I have been stutteringsince I was two years old. I havebeen in speech therapy for a long

time. I get mad when I stut-ter and I don’t like it.When I get mad I punchmy pillow and feel a lotbetter. When I watch otherpeople stutter, I feel morenormal and when I stutter Ijust remember that otherfamous people and regularpeople do it so I don’t feelmad anymore. Your web-site helps me feel betterabout stuttering.Tyler, 10 Saint Francisville, LA

Letters Make MeFeel Better

My name is Reonna and Iam 8 years old and I am inthe 2nd grade. I am writingthis letter because I readsome of the other letters andI realized I am not alone. Iused to stutter a lot and itmade me stop speaking atschool. I don’t stutter any-more because I learnedsome easy ways to speak intherapy. Now I feel betterthat I don’t stutter. Thankyou for posting other kidsletters because it made mefeel better about my speech.Reonna, 8Houma, LA

I Am Not AloneSometimes I think I shouldhave never stuttered in my wholelife. When I am alone, I do notstutter but when I am aroundpeople, I do stutter a lot. But it isnot a habit. When I stutter, Iknow that I am not alone. Thereare a lot of things good about meand it is not all about stuttering.Melanie, 8Stoney Creek, Ontario

Send letters to SFA, P.O. Box 11749, Memphis, TN 38111-0749 or e-mail info@StutteringHelp.org.

Dear SFA: Reader Response

I am Jhonathan. I am nine years old. I was born in2001. My speech teacher Mrs. Petersen is readingyour book Sometimes I Just Stutter. I want to besmoother but I get angry. Sometimes I feel sad be-cause I don’t talk good but I am practicing how to besmooth. I have learned how to stop and start again, goslow, and do easy starts.Jhonathan, Mesa, AZ

I started stuttering when I was eight. I have gottenworse the last two years. When I went to a speechclass I was getting better and better. First I was reallyhard on myself but then as I got older I got calmer andcalmer. When I started my first bump I was thinkingabout what was happening to me but when I got olderI started to know what was happening. Sometimes Idon’t want it anymore and sometimes I do. Thanks foryour book Sometimes I Just Stutter.Tyler, Mesa, AZ

I’m a little off with my stuttering. When I am talk-ing I mess up. Can you help me control it? I know youcan because of your book Sometimes I Just Stutter.Please write back.Jordan, Mesa, AZ

Editor: We sent helpful resources to these three boys.

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Poem About StutteringHello, I’m Nick and I am 11years old and I will be 12 inAugust. I live in Texas and I madea poem I would like to share withother kids that stutter.

Sometimes when I stutter peo-ple make fun of me,I tell them I’ll be who I want to be.When I stutter I get mad,Because when I get made fun of

I get sad.But soon I would learn tools to use,Just like I learned to tie my

shoes.When I learn tools they stick to me,And then I’ll always have a se-

cret key.Easy starts is a kind of tool,Actually its pretty cool.Sometimes I look back to when

I was sad,But forget that because now I

am glad.Nick, 12Keller, TX

I Am DeterminedI hate stuttering. A lot of timepeople tell me to “slow down”and “take a deep breath.” Itmakes it hard for me to speakand stutter even more. I am at-tending the speech program atschool. I haven’t improved muchyet, but I am still determined. If Ispeak in front of my class, Istruggle to even start a sentencewithout stuttering.Luke, 10Nottingham, PA

Don’t Interrupt MeSometimes I stutter when I talk. Itusually bothers me when I am talk-ing to kids and they interrupt me.But it doesn’t really bother mewhen someone tries to help me. I goto speech therapy and I am learninghow to use my speech tools.Logan, 7Collegeville, PA

How Do You Feel?I want to ask how do you feelwhen you stutter, because when Istutter sometimes kids laugh at me.I just ignore them.JadenBaton Rouge, LA

Editor: We sent tips about bully-ing and our Trouble at Recess book.

Speech Tools HelpMy name is Henri and I stutter.Sometimespeople makefun of me atschool andlaugh at me.This makesme feel sad.When thishappens Itake a deepbreath andcalm down. I like to use my speech toolswhen I’m reading. This helps mywords come our smoothly.Henri, 3rd gradeSt. Paul, MN

Mykhal, 6th grade, Glen Allen, Va.

My name is Zofia and my speech therapist showed me your website for the first time. Ishowed my mom the website too. It’s kind of cool how Marilyn Monroe stuttered too! Myspeech therapist helped me learn to smooth my words. Stuttering really isn’t that bad, Ithink it’s just the way I talk. I drew a picture of a horse, because I love horses. Riding ahorse is a lot like talking in some ways. You control the horse just like you control yourspeech parts. You can tell it to slow down, keep moving, or go back and start over.Zofia, 10, Yorkville, IL

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My name is Ryan and I am 12.Recently I did a presentation onstuttering. I had a great time doingit too. While I was doing it, Ilearned some great facts like a mandid not talk for 10 years straight be-cause his stuttering was so awful. Itaught a small group of classmatesof mine about stuttering and howyou can be like everyone else even ifyou stutter. They seemed to enjoy it.I talked about famous celebritiesthat stutter, strategies to do, inter-esting facts, and how it feels to me.It was a great experience that I willnever forget.Ryan, 12, Lincoln, NE

I am Henry. I am eight years old. Iused to do a lot of stuttering. But, nowI am much better because I go to aspeech therapist. When I can’t say aword, I pretend there is a wall that isblocking the air in my throat. Then Iimagine myself opening a door with akey to let the air through. Then I canget my words out. When I feel angry when I stutter, I

think I should calm down and let theair through. That makes me feel muchbetter.For some people who cry when they

stutter, I think it’s okay to cry, butfirst try one of your techniques andthen you might not cry.Henry, 8, Richmond, VA

Cameron, 10, Little Elm, TX

You can also find lettersand drawings on our Website,

StutteringHelp.org. Click on “Just for Kids.”

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the motor cortex of the other hemi-sphere. Such an inhibition was firstobserved in the area of the motorcortex where hand movements aregenerated. Unilateral hand move-ments, such as in sports or playingpiano, require an inhibition of theother hand. This inhibition slowlymatures and evolves during child-hood. It is fascinating to observehow it takes years for children tolearn how to, when manipulatingtoys or objects with one hand, sup-press “mirror” movements of theother hand.This interaction between

the motor cortex of onehemisphere with themotor cortex of theother can be studiedin detail and withhigh time resolutionusing transcranialmagnetic stimula-tion (TMS). TMSworks by stimulat-ing the motor cortexin one hemisphereshortly before stimulating themotor cortex of the other. The re-sult is that the stimulus to the firstmotor cortex blocks off, or inhibits,the activity usually observed afterthe second stimulus is presented tothe opposite motor cortex.Interestingly, this inhibition of onemotor area by the opposite side’smotor area develops during child-hood (Garvey et al., 2003; Heinenet al., 1998), and has been found tobe abnormal in professional musi-cians who started playing a musi-cal instrument in childhood(Ridding et al., 2000). Given thatabnormal right hemispheric brainactivity has been shown in func-tional imaging studies of adultswho stutter, it was tempting to con-clude that the interaction of motorcortices may be abnormal.We therefore investigated 15

male subjects who have stutteredsince childhood, with a mean age of28.7 (standard deviation 10.6)years, and 15 matched healthy con-trol subjects with a mean age of

26.7 (standard deviation 4.6) yearswith no personal or family historyof stuttering or cluttering. We foundessentially no difference betweengroups with regard to interhemi-spheric inhibition (Sommer et al.,2009). This means that the suppres-sion of the ongoing activity in onehemisphere by preceding activationof the opposite side’s motor areawas perfectly normal in the group ofadults who stutter. This indicatesthat the motor cortex itself is not thecore site of the problem. Rather, we believe that the in-

flows from other brain areas to thehuman motor cortex mod-ulate its activity in a dif-ferent fashion and aretherefore subject ofongoing studies weare conducting.This view is sup-ported by more re-cent findings byNicole Neef from our

group. She studied thefine tuning of the balancebetween inhibition and fa-cilitation within the motor

cortex and found an abnormal bal-ance with a reduced facilitation(Neef et al., 2011). This suggests ab-normal input to the motor cortex,e.g. from the basal ganglia. In summary, our data show that

the motor cortex itself and the in-teraction of both hemispheres is in-tact in adults who stutter, and directfuture research to the interconnect-ed areas influencing the activity ofthe motor areas of the brain. References

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Curry FK, Gregory HH. The performance of stutterers on dichoticlistening tasks thought to reflect cerebral dominance. J Speech Hear Res1969; 12: 73-82.

Fox PT, Ingham RJ, Ingham JC, Hirsch TB, Downs JH, MartinC, et al. A PET study of the neural systems of stuttering. Nature1996; 382: 158-61.

Garvey MA, Ziemann U, Bartko JJ, Denckla MB, Barker CA,Wassermann EM. Cortical correlates of neuromotor development inhealthy children. Clin Neurophysiol 2003; 114: 1662-70.

Heinen F, Glocker FX, Fietzek U, Meyer BU, Lucking CH,Korinthenberg R. Absence of transcallosal inhibition followingfocal magnetic stimulation in preschool children. Ann Neurol.1998; 43: 608-12.

Neef NE, Paulus W, Neef A, Wolff von Gudenberg A, SommerM. Reduced intracortical inhibition and facilitation in the primarymotor tongue representation of adults who stutter. ClinicalNeurophysiology 2011; 122: 1802–11.

Ridding MC, Brouwer B, Nordstrom MA. Reduced interhemi-spheric inhibition in musicians. Exp Brain Res. 2000; 133: 249-53.

Sommer M, Knappmeyer K, Hunter EJ, Gudenberg AW, NeefN, Paulus W. Normal interhemispheric inhibition in persistent devel-opmental stuttering. Mov Disord 2009; 24: 769-73.

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Bequests Continued from front pagelakes to sail, concerts to enjoy,bike paths to explore.” Mrs. Holmes, age 92, who

had begun to stutter at age 7upon the death of her mother,was dedicated to philanthropy,and her dedication continuesthrough a charitable trust es-tablished for various regionaland national organizations.The Stuttering Foundation waschosen as one organization toreceive funding. She was educated in

Nashville, Tenn., attendedbusiness school, and thenworked for eighteen years forEstes Lumber Company be-fore moving to MadeiraBeach, Florida. There sheworked as a bookkeeper andland developer until returningto Nashville in 2005. She waspreceded in death by her hus-band, Frank, who was killed inthe South Pacific early duringWorld War II.“These gifts from two people

who knew stuttering firsthandplay an important role in en-abling us to carry out our ongo-ing work,” said Jane Fraser.

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The Stuttering Foundation ofAmerica is a tax-exempt orga-

nization under section 501(c)(3) ofthe Internal Revenue Code and isclassified as a private operatingfoundation as defined in section4942(j)(3). Charitable contribu-tions and bequests to theFoundation are tax-deductible,

subject to limitations under the Code.

It’s easy to include the Stuttering Foundationin your will, and it will do a world of good.

Here is sample wording:“I give and bequeath to the

Stuttering Foundation of America theamount of $____ (or ___% of myresidual estate).” Your legal advisorcan help you with the final wording.

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Volume 19, Issue 3Renee Shepherd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EditorScot Squires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DesignerSusannah Parkin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .InternSpecial thanks to Joan Warner, Patty Reed,Susie Hall, Pat Hamm, Lisa Hinton, TerriJones, and Carol Ecke.

This newsletter is published quarterly. Pleasee-mail address changes and story ideas toinfo@StutteringHelp.org.

Stuttering Foundation Wins GoldThe Stuttering Foundationis the recipient of the prestigious Gold Hermes’Creative Award for the organization’s 2011 WinterNewsletter, which featured the movie The King’s Speechon the cover.

News from Around the World

Meet Our Incredible InternSusannah Parkin, a psy-

chology major at HamiltonCollege, interned for theStuttering Foundation dur-ing the summer. “Susannah is an incredibly

bright and talented young

lady,” said Jane Fraser. “As aperson who stutters herself,Susannah has been of greathelp to us in reaching outwith positive ideas and sug-gestions to teens and otherswho stutter.”

SusannahParkin

Dr. Moussa Dao speaking at theInternational Stuttering AssociationCongress in Buenos Aires.

Belmar Rivera Vilá speaksabout stuttering to graduatestudents in Puerto Rico.

Laurent Lagarde with copies ofhis French translation of AdviceTo Those Who Stutter.

Sajiv and Seema Adlakha pre-sent on stuttering to teachers atthe Amity International Schoolin Noida, India.

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