General Resources
Friends Who Stutter: Support organization for children and teens who stutter and their families
http://www.friendswhostutter.org
National Stuttering Association (NSA): Non-profit organization dedicated to bringing hope and empowerment to children and adults who stutter, their families, and professionals, through support, education, advocacy, and research
http://westutter.org
SAY: The Stuttering Association for the Young. A support organization for young people who stutter.
Stuttering Therapy Resources, Inc.: Resources that help speech language pathologists help people who stutter.
StutterTalk: Podcasts done by people who stutter to share their experience with others.
The Stuttering Foundation: A Non-Profit Organization providing free online resources, services and support to those who stutter and their families, as well as support for research into the causes of stuttering.
The Stuttering Homepage: A collection of resources on stuttering for people of all ages, including material both for people who stutter and professionals that work with them.
The following are Dallas area chapters of the National Stuttering Association (NSA)
Stuttering is Cool: A collection of podcasts on stuttering from a person who stutters, links to books about stuttering and more.
Make Room for the Stuttering: Podcasts hosted by a woman who stutters, about stuttering. Also includes links to multiple other resources with information about stuttering.
Dallas Area Local Support Groups
Dallas: Adults – Meetings are held on the last Tuesday of each month from 7:00-8:30PM at the Callier Center for Communication Disorders – 1966 Inwood at Stemmons Freeway (I-35) near Parkland Hospital (follow signage for room number). For more information contact Chapter Leader David Alpuche at DallasStutters@gmail.com or visit the Dallas Adult Chapter Website or Dallas Adult Chapter Facebook page.
Dallas “Chat n’ Chew”: This is a less formal gathering than our main Dallas NSA Chapter. We discuss a variety of topics, including stuttering while eating good food. For more information, including meeting dates and times, contact Chapter Leaders David Alpuche at DallasStutters@gmail.com.
Dallas/Richardson: Teens (ages 13-17) – Meetings are held on the last Wednesday of each month at 7:00-8:30PM at UTD Callier Richardson (2nd floor – follow signage) – 2895 Facilities Way, Richardson, Texas, 75080. For more information contact Chapter Leaders Tricia Krauss-Lehrman (214-450-0269 / tklspeech@gmail.com), Clint Bounds (clintbounds@me.com), or Jaime Michise (jmichiseSLP@gmail.com / 586-945-7048) or visit the Dallas NSA Teen Chapter Website.
Dallas/Richardson: NSAKids (ages 7-12) – Meetings are held on the last Wednesday of each month at 7:00PM at UTD Callier Richardson – 2895 Facilities Way, Richardson, Texas, 75080. For more information contact Chapter Leaders Molly Augustine (Molly.M.Augustine@gmail.com / 214-991-2059), Marla Nolan (NolanM@FriscoISD.org / 214-763-7132), or Nicole Burgoa (SLPNicoleB@gmail.com / 469-347-0933).