A stuttering advocate from Dublin Ireland, stuttering support group facilitator with the Irish Stammering Association. All views are my own.
Joined January 2022
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8 May 2022
One of the biggest positives on my stuttering journey has been the realisation that it's possible to be spontaneous and disfluent. You are engrossed in conversations and stuttering at the same time.
redefiningstammering.co.uk/s…
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5 Dec 2024
1/3) A big thank you to @fionac.ryan speech & language therapy manager and stuttering specialist for having me come and meet her teenager group. We had such a lovely chat. We talked about our understanding of ableism and what stuttering can feel like.
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5 Dec 2024
2/3) We also discussed "stuttering is ok" while recognising it can be hard at times. We laughed at avoidance stories of which there can be so much humour in. It was great to see these young people just sitting in a circle and sharing their thoughts.
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5 Dec 2024
3/3) This was just one of Fiona's groups in the Wexford area, some really great green shoots of affirming stuttering in these young stutterers.
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5 Nov 2024
1) @TeddyJamieson your article on Maggie O'Farrell is good in the sense that Maggie gets to not only share that she has struggled with stuttering but also what she has gained. Unfortunately your use of stigmatising language "like most sufferers" takes agency away from people who
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5 Nov 2024
2) Stutter" and homogeneous a group of people that are quite diverse.
stamma.org/about-stammering/…
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30 Oct 2024
It's time to do less, not manage or control. It's also time to "show your personality, sense of humour, wit, and show your stuttering" Vivian Sisskin ARTS®
#ARTS®
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27 Oct 2024
It was a great show
27 Oct 2024
🎤 Music from: @CableBoy3 @ElvisPresley @beautysleeptalk @fieldmusicmusic @MIKPYRO @Cornsheds @iamyola @ChappellRoan @otisclay
@925PhoenixFM leads the way in embracing diversity - hearing stammering voices on the radio increases representation & creates space for stammering
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the_stutterverse retweeted
27 Oct 2024
📻 IYMI listen back to ISA on @925PhoenixFM
✅ Stammerers reading the news & weather
✅ Roving reporter vox pop with young people who stutter
✅ Poetry & poets @stutterverse @mystutterandi
✅@aidangreene and comedy
✅ Speech therapy
✅ New findings from genetic research
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ALT Alt text: A white background with fuschia pink text. The initial letters repeat in faded pink to represent stammering ‘One Community, Many Voices – Seo Linn’ 92.5 Phoenix FM Radio Show Aired on 22 October 2024: listen back on MixCloud
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the_stutterverse retweeted
27 Oct 2024
Representation is vital to Acknowledge, Include, Embrace & Celebrate all voices including stammering 🌊
mixcloud.com/925PhoenixFM/ir…
#925PhoenixFM #IrishStammeringAssociation #ISAD2024 #Stammer #Stutter #Radio #Diversity #StammeringCommunity #RepresentationMatters #DiversityOnAir
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24 Oct 2024
mixcloud.com/925PhoenixFM/ir…
Tune into two glorious hours of stammered voices on Irish radio. Representation matters. @IrishStammering
@PhoenixFM925
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22 Aug 2024
Congratulations @superpenguinapp what a great team behind this app
22 Aug 2024
Transforming stammering care in the UK for families on waiting lists with the support of public funding - mailchi.mp/897326644cfa/tran…
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3 Aug 2024
How cool is this, as my friend @penny_f_ says "The OG declaration of the right to stutter!"
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the_stutterverse retweeted
30 Jul 2024
Thank you People Who Stutter Create for the acknowledgment. Definitely feeling uplifted - & honoured to be in such good company #stutteringadvocates
ALT Screenshot of the list of Stuttering Advocates (organisations & collectives as well as individuals) collated by People Who Stutter Create
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5 Jul 2024
@hazechu many of us in the stuttering community were drawn to your fabulous dress as it's the colours of the stammering pride flag. Maybe you could share this with your supporters who might learn something new about stammering 🙏😊 google.com/search?q=stammeri…
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