Many stutterers who can "pass" as fluent in daily life are desperate to do so despite the emotional cost: Anxiety, dread, and fear of potential stuttering; exhausting "mental gymnastics" to avoid words or remain silent; and poor self-confidence as a communicator. A panel of adults with a covert profile of stuttering will share their experiences, and provide insight into the progress they are making in their personal journey to self-acceptance. Vivian Sisskin will include the basics of a treatment plan that supports stutterers with a covert profile to embrace their identity and confidently say all they want, when they want.

Details:
• Target Audience: Adults who Stutter, Teens who Stutter, Speech-Language Pathologists, Parents of Children who Stutter
• There is no fee for this event
• *This session is not eligible for CEUs

Bio: Vivian Sisskin is a clinical professor at the University of Maryland, an ASHA Fellow, and a Board Certified Specialist in Fluency Disorders. She served as Coordinator for ASHA’s Special Interest Group 4 (Fluency Disorders), Chair of ASHA’s Council for Clinical Certification in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, and received ASHA’s Media Champion Award. Sisskin served as Vice-Chair of the American Board on Fluency and Fluency Disorders and is a faculty member for the Stuttering Foundation’s Mid-Atlantic Workshop. She was named Speech-Language Pathologist of the Year by the National Stuttering Association. She owns the Sisskin Stuttering Center in the Washington DC area.