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News items on 'Stammer'

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My stammer was cured in four days

(Daily Express 30/06/2009)

MY STAMMER began for no apparent reason when I was eight. A year later I started speech therapy sessions to try to overcome the problem but nothing my therapist did or said seemed to make any difference. After surfing the internet I came across the McGuire Programme. The programme includes breathing techniques to help sufferers control their speech, as well as assertiveness training and follow-up support. I liked the fact that the programme was recognised by the British Stammering Association and that all teachers are recovered stammerers. In 2005 I signed up for a four-day course.

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