{"product_id":"100-questions-and-answers-about-people-who-stutter","title":"100 Questions and Answers About People Who Stutter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"People who stutter have the unique opportunity to teach the world to listen,\" International Stuttering Awareness Month tells us. About 1 percent of the world's adults stutter. The other 99 percent of us can help by listening patiently. That's what inspired students at Michigan State University (MSU) School of Journalism and the MSU Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders to produce this guide. - Joe Grimm, professor emeritus, Michigan State University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The authors and editors of this book seek to create a world in which people who stutter do not face hardships imposed by societal stigma ... a world in which they can be appreciated and valued for what they say rather than how they say it. By reading this book, you are taking an important step in bringing that dream to reality,\" says the Foreword by Dr. J. Scott Yaruss, professor of communicative sciences and disorders at MSU and a speech-language pathologist. Sharon Emery, an author, journalist and educator, and a person who stutters, writes in her Introduction, \"The extent to which confident speakers and attentive listeners can adapt our various abilities during a single conversation can be our contribution to making the world a better place. No kidding,\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is part of MSU's Bias Busters series, which dares to answer basic questions that people don't ask for fear of offending others or seeming ignorant. The Bias Busters project invites readers to \"Turn your curiosity into knowledge.\" The dozens of people who worked on this guide see this as an opportunity to teach the world to listen. Take them up on that. This guide is available in paperback and eBook editions, which include videos of people who stutter talking about how others can listen better.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome of the 100 questions are: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is stuttering?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs it OK to call people stutterers?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho typically stutters?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs culture a factor in stuttering acceptance?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is stuttering pride?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat do supportive listeners do?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs it better to just ignore stuttering?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when listeners interrupt someone who is stuttering?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs it rude to ask someone to repeat themself?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat does it feel like to stutter?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat kinds of stuttering are there?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is covert stuttering?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDo people who stutter avoid certain words or sounds?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat causes stuttering?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs stuttering genetic?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDoes anxiety cause stuttering?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs stuttering contagious?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs stuttering mental or physical?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs stuttering something people are born with?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs stuttering related to Tourette syndrome?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow does speech therapy help?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre people who stutter isolated?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDo voice assistants such as Siri and Alexa help?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs stuttering a learning disability?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow long does stuttering last?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat do supportive listeners do?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs it better to just ignore stuttering?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when listeners interrupt stutterers? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is helpful eye contact?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis guide can help people be better allies to those who stutter. You might be a friend, family member, teacher, employer, co-worker, neighbor, healthcare provider, or journalist. A section on speech therapy can help people who stutter. This concise research-based guide will give you the language and the understanding to listen better and connect more deeply.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michigan State University School of Journalism","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50020531601658,"sku":"9781641802529","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/1253\/1962\/files\/imageloader_987d2c6e-1dfc-4b3b-a756-5d96a30f541c.jpg?v=1786136918","url":"https:\/\/mindsourcebooks.com\/products\/100-questions-and-answers-about-people-who-stutter","provider":"Mind Source Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}