Stuttering

Of all human skills, our ability to communicate is one of the most important. Stuttering is a difficult condition for those who suffer from it, but there are ways to treat it.  It's especially important if it can be tackled early, before it becomes esatablished in the adult. Still, there's much that can be done to help adults, as you'll hear.

Our first guest is Professor Mark Onslow, foundation director of the Australian Stuttering Research Centre.

Then we hear from Dr Mark Irwin, who takes us on his personal journey through stuttering. He is actively involved with the stuttering commnuity, and holds positions with a number of ogranisations, including The Australian Speakeasy Association.

Finally, we hear from King George VI, the character famously depicted in the King's Speech.  This audio was extracted from a YouTube video. It's worth watching this to see how he copes.

Professor Onslow has written for our Ask Fuzzy column in Fairfax media. Scan of his other columns are available by emailing AskFuzzy [at] Zoho.com

Interviews by Rod