FREE Adult Group Meeting

Meetings every third Wednesday of the month at ASU Main/Tempe, 6-7:15 PM in COOR Hall, room 2247.
(No meetings when ASU is closed for holidays or summer break--No group in June, July or December).

The dates for 2011 are:

• August 24th
• September 21
• October 19
• (Saturday October 22 – NSA Youth Day and Stuttering Conference)
• November 16
• December – Holiday celebration??? To be arranged

Call or email ASU to make sure the meeting hasn't changed or been canceled.

Parking is available with a permit in the Speech & Hearing Clinic spaces next to the COOR building (located off of Myrtle, just south of University) and in lot 11 (located off of Forest and University). Download a permit here.

Please contact Cathy if you need a map and parking permit. Parking is available for $1/hour in Lot 16 which is located on the south east corner of Mill and University (and COOR hall is the large, blue glass building behind that lot). Maps of ASU and the parking areas can be found at http://www.asu.edu/dps/pts/maps/index.html

For more information call/email Cathy or the Speech & Hearing Clinic (480) 965-2373.

The meetings are led by an ASU SLP who volunteers to facilitate. SLP students also attend the meeting to learn valuable skills. Call or email us make to sure the meeting hasn't changed or been canceled.

What We Do . . .

NSA meetings are an excellent place to take speaking risks; try out new communication techniques; get/give support; be social; and it's a safe place to share feelings about the unique challenges a person who stutters faces in a world where fluency is taken for granted. Basically, it can be whatever you want it to be.

Meetings begin with the Central AZ "Welcoming Words" (see creed link) then an "icebreaker" consisting of optional introductions and sharing. At this time, we can talk about challenges we are facing, successes we've had, and insights we've come to.

The meetings are led by a member who volunteers to facilitate. S/he selects an activity or topic for discussion. This can range from a 'round robin' discussion of a challenge that people who stutter share (for example, how to rise to the challenge of a job interview), to short spontaneous speeches on selected subjects-"speaking circles", to a debate on a hot topic in the news, to a video on stuttering or stuttering therapies. All participation is voluntary. We encourage each other to stutter openly or practice your own fluency techniques. Some meetings feature visits from local speech-language pathologists or others who have insights on stuttering.

We are a support/ self-help group. While some chapter members are undergoing or have completed formal speech therapy programs, the NSA is not a therapy group and talking at our meetings is voluntary. You do not need any experience to join!

Don't be surprised if you hear laughter or see tears at the meetings because we consider our meetings to be very heartfelt, fun, supportive and knowledgeable.