Our vision
Verbal communication is fundamental to human society. It is the mechanism underpinning daily interactions with others, around which social and occupational networks are established, developed, and sustained. Stuttering is a prevalent communication disorder that begins suddenly and unpredictably as speech develops during the early years of life.
Our vision at the Australian Stuttering Research Centre is to understand the cause of the disorder and improve the health and quality of life for those who stutter and their families. This includes reducing the global public health problem of insufficient access to treatments for stuttering. We are working to achieve our vision by:
- understanding the nature of stuttering
- developing and trialling new speech and anxiety treatments for the disorder
- developing internet interventions for the disorder
- providing treatment services by way of our Stuttering Treatment Clinic
- training future researchers for the field
- providing workforce training for speech pathologists
- hosting international conferences about the disorder
We collaborate with speech pathologists and clinical psychologists in Australia and internationally to gather the expertise needed to achieve these aims.
The Australian Stuttering Research Centre is supported by funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, the Australia Research Council, and generous benefactors.
