The National Stuttering Association is an organization that provides support, friendship, and information to the stuttering community, instilling the sense of self-worth to those who have the disorder. Their support group provide attendees with the opportunity to share fears, frustrations, and triumphs. Their mission statement is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing hope and empowerment to children and adults who stutter, their families, and professionals. This organization was founded in California in January of 1977 and by Bob Goldman and Michael Sugarman. One of the groups most important early projects was to establish local self-help groups across California today they have more than 125 local support-group characters nation wide. This website gives and mini overview of what stuttering is, what causes stuttering, and what can be done to help stuttering. Anyone can join this organization and get involved in a community near you by going to the website and filling out an information survey of what kind of work one is interested in.
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