STAMMA

22 July 2020 10:49

Face coverings and stammering

Face coverings can make it difficult for those who block when they stammer to talk, easily hold conversations and be understood, so we’ve been looking at the law.

14 July 2020 11:11

Over April and May 2020 we sent out a series of surveys to find out about life under lockdown. Thank you to everyone who gave their time to respond. You also gave us great feedback on what you want from Stamma.
We asked parents of children who stammer on our database about their experiences, as well as speech & language therapists (SLTs) about theirs. Finally we asked all our supporters abo

14 July 2020 11:06

New videos for parents of pre-school children who stammer

Dated 6th May 2020
Watch our new set of videos for parents whose child has just started stammering.
Over the last month during lockdown we've seen a record number of calls to our helpline from parents looking for information and support for their child who's just started stammering. So we decided to make a set of short videos to help answer some of the most frequent questions parents are ask

14 July 2020 10:57

The impact of Covid-19 on stammering services

Dated 24th April 2020
NHS stammering therapy is now being provided remotely but services are very limited, with some therapists being redeployed to the frontline. Courses have been cancelled and postponed.
With the current restrictions on face-to-face interaction due to the coronavirus, we wanted to explore the impact this is having on stammering therapy services across the UK.
We sent a

18 May 2020 07:00

First Ever Webchat Service Launched for People Who Stammer as Dysfluency increases under Lockdown

Stamma have launched a new webchat service, at a time when the charity’s services are needed more than ever. Their research shows that lockdown has resulted in increased disfluency in 38% of their members who stammer, and 58% of parents report that their child is stammering during this crisis.