Learning about stuttering:

• What is stuttering?
• What is normal disfluency?
• What's the difference between normal disfluency and stuttering?
• How common is stuttering?
• What other conditions can cause speech problems?
• What increases someone's risk for stuttering?

Being diagnosed:

• What does a speech-language pathologist do?

Getting treatment:

• What kinds of treatment can help with stuttering?
• How can counseling help with stuttering?
• How can counseling for the parents help?

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) promotes the interests of and provides services for professionals in audiology, speech-language pathology, and speech and hearing science. ASHA also advocates for people with communication disabilities. The Web site has information on related health topics, self-help groups, and finding a professional in your area.

The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, advances research in all aspects of human communication and helps people who have communication disorders. The website has information about hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, and language.

The Stuttering Foundation provides resources, services, and support to people who stutter. Information also is available for families, friends, teachers, coworkers, and employers of someone who stutters. In addition, the foundation promotes research related to stuttering, as well as educational programs.