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My name is Tony Pearson, a counselor in a children's psychiatric hospital. Stuttering is one of the most mysterious ailments to strike humanity and it is one of the most frustrating. Millions of people are afflicted with this condition and struggle each day to navigate their lives while feeling... Full Bio
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Celexa: The Verdict for Stuttering! by sign543 Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine My verdict, anyway. I can't speak intelligently from the perspective of the scientific or medical community on the efficacy of Celexa as a stuttering therapy, but I ca ... Read on »
Learning to Stutter? The King's Speech Film! by sign543 Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine If you are a stutterer/stammerer, no doubt you are aware of the multiple-Oscar winning motion picture "The King's Speech" starring Academy Award winner Colin Firth. Mu ... Read on »
My First Drug: Citalopram (Celexa) by sign543 Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Well, ladies and gents, I am embarking on my first test of pharmacological aids for stuttering. On my latest visit to my neurologist for my Essential Tremor, I asked h ... Read on »
Trump Owes An Apology to Stutterers by sign543 Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine If you saw the recent White House Correspondent Dinner video that is circulating, then you know that Donald Trump got roasted pretty thoroughly by both President Obama ... Read on »
Habit or Neurology? by sign543 Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine I may have posted about this before, I can't really remember. There are times in my day when I am completely fluent. I do not use fluency tricks, I don't block, I don't ... Read on »
Pagoclone...When will it be available? Ever? by sign543 Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine This video below cites a 55% effectiveness rate for users and the video shows a dramatic decrease in the stuttering of the subject in question. I recently did research o ... Read on »
Headed for Neurology! by sign543 Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine I recently obtained a new primary family physician since moving to the east coast and I have to say that I am very pleased with the recommended doctor I chose. The front ... Read on »
Meet Bobby - A New Blogger by sign543 Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine I love it when new comments come in on my blog posts because it gives me the chance to meet new stutterers and gives me greater insight to our community and just who is a ... Read on »
Stuttering Advice by sign543 Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine I was contacted recently by a very loving and caring mother of a primary school child who asked my opinion about some concerns she has with her son's speech. With her pe ... Read on »
iPhone App: DAF Assistant by sign543 Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine I refuse to shell out $4000 for the SpeechEasy, not only because it's far too expensive, but also because there is strong evidence that the device's beneficial effects event ... Read on »
An Award & A Difficult Academic Task by sign543 Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Apparently, my blog was one of 10 winners for the 2010 Top Stuttering Stammering Blogs (see the badge in the right-hand column). You can read about who hosts this selection ... Read on »
Teaching? by sign543 Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine I am currently employed as a counselor for teenagers in a children's crisis hospital. I deal daily with teenagers with various conditions such as autism, pychotic tendencies ... Read on »
Is Stuttering Cool? by sign543 Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Recently a friend sent me a suggestion to "like" something on Facebook. It's a group called Stuttering Is Cool and from what I have read, it is at least partly about stutter ... Read on »
"Prove to me that you stutter!" by sign543 Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Would any of you ask a person in a wheelchair to stand up and attempt to walk across the room so that you can actually see that the person is crippled? Would you ask a self- ... Read on »
Petition: ASHA Needs to Actively Enforce its Code of Ethics by sign543 Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Please visit the link below to add read the petition to the ASHA (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)...and then consider signing the petition. The ASHA has its ow ... Read on »
It's Frustrating! by sign543 Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine I was at a friend's house yesterday, a very talented Animal Communicator/Psychic and this is a person I see on a regular basis each week. We are very good friends and share ... Read on »
Sticks and Stones...Hurt Like Hell, Damn It! by sign543 Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine As a young child, I wasn't the most brawny of kids. In fact, I was downright scrawny and wimpy. I was born 2 1/2 months early, weighed only a few small pounds and never real ... Read on »
Another Money-Grubbing SCAM ARTIST by sign543 Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Meet "Orlene Robinson"...she was kind enough to leave a very encouraging comment on my "advertising my stutter" blog entry and then go about his merry way. Wait, no she d ... Read on »
Upward Fluency Trend by sign543 Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine I'm experiencing an upward trend in fluency at work...and I'm enjoying it while it lasts. In the evenings, I usually avoid putting the kids on the phone with their parents b ... Read on »