Viewpoint | September 01, 1999Reflections on the National Stuttering Project Convention J. Scott Yaruss Author Affiliations & Notes J. Scott Yaruss University of Pittsburgh Stuttering Center of Western Pennsylvania © 1999 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Article Information Viewpoint Viewpoint | September 01, 1999 Reflections on the National Stuttering Project Convention SIG 4 Perspectives on Fluency and Fluency Disorders, September 1999, Vol. 9, 9-10. doi:10.1044/ffd9.3.9 SIG 4 Perspectives on Fluency and Fluency Disorders, September 1999, Vol. 9, 9-10. doi:10.1044/ffd9.3.9 View Article Figures Tables PDF PDF Supplemental Data Supplements Multimedia Share Email Twitter Facebook Pinterest Tools Get Citation Citation Yaruss, J. S. (1999). Reflections on the National Stuttering Project Convention. Perspect Fluen Fluen Disord, 9(3), 9-10. doi: 10.1044/ffd9.3.9. Download citation file: RIS (Zotero) EndNote BibTex Medlars ProCite RefWorks Reference Manager © 2018 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association × Alerts User Alerts You are adding an alert for: Reflections on the National Stuttering Project Convention You will receive an email whenever this article is corrected, updated, or cited in the literature. You can manage this and all other alerts in My Account The alert will be sent to: Confirm × Sign In or Create a free account to receive alerts. × On June 23–26, 1999, the 16th Annual Convention of the National Stuttering Project was held in Tacoma, WA. Nearly 500 people who stutter, their families, and a growing number of speech-language pathologists gathered together to learn about stuttering and to share their experiences living with stuttering. I had heard from my friends and colleagues about their wonderful experiences at previous NSP conventions, so I was looking forward to attending my first NSP convention. The program included both educational and motivational presentations aimed at helping people who stutter and their families deal with stuttering in their daily lives. The number of program highlights is simply too great to mention all of them. Examples include: reviews of different theories about stuttering and various treatment philosophies; tutorials about how people who stutter can reduce their negative feelings about speaking, eliminate avoidance of speaking situations, and increase their participation in life; and discussions of how people can combine participation in the National Stuttering Project with treatment. One presentation that stands out in particular was the moving and entertaining keynote address by motivational speaker Lee Bussard, a person with cerebral palsy whose message is that people are “more alike than different.” We can all learn and benefit from this message. First Page Preview × View Large Subscribe to view more For full access to this article, log in to an existing user account, become a SIG affiliate, or purchase a short-term subscription. Become a SIG Affiliate Join a SIG Pay Per View Entire SIG 4 Perspectives on Fluency and Fluency Disorders content & archive 24-hour access $25.00 Buy Now This Issue 24-hour access $17.00 Buy Now This Article 24-hour access $10.00 Buy Now Sign In or Create an Account Please sign in using your ASHA.org login. If you do not have an ASHA login, you may register with us for free by creating a new account. Sign In or Create an Account We've Changed Our Publication Model... The 19 individual SIG Perspectives publications have been relaunched as the new, all-in-one Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups. Learn more > Related Articles Related Topics