The Stuttering Foundation Remembers Mark Whitney Allen, Ph.D.
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Mark Whitney Allen Ph.D. CCC-SLP died March 27, 2018. Mark was born on June 19, 1963, in Connecticut. He is survived by his parents, four siblings, and his three children, as well as many friends.
Mark had nearly 30 years of experience working with people who stutter. He was on the Special Education Faculty at Niles North High School in Skokie, Illinois for 25 years. He additionally had a successful private practice where he was the Director of the Center for Stuttering Therapy and owner of Speak Freely Publications in Evanston, Illinois. He had a passion supporting individuals living with stuttering.
Mark was among the initial cadre of speech-language pathologists to be recognized as a fluency specialist by ASHA’s Special Commission on Fluency Disorders. He was also a member of ASHA’s Special Interest Group 4, Fluency and Fluency Disorders, and has presented at numerous local and national professional workshops on stuttering treatment. He was part of the “Voices Past and Present: Paths Toward Recovery from Stuttering” panel at the 2011 American Speech- Language and Hearing Association convention in San Diego, California.
Dr. Allen graciously donated his Speak Freely materials to the Stuttering Foundation in the hope that they will make a difference in the lives of those who stutter. This free kit includes a student workbook, therapist handbook, two DVDs, and other useful materials. Contact us at
info@StutteringHelp.org for more information.
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carosstylishstutter SELF BELIEF: why is it the key to unleashing your voice?
1. BELIEVE you are worth more than the life your stutter has moulded for you
2. BELIEVE there is nothing wrong with needing help, support and guidance.
3. BELIEVE that any failure is a lesson. You will get to where you want with hard work, discipline and turning motivation into habit.
4. BELIEVE that there is nothing wrong with feeling emotion from the trauma of having a stutter: tissues and lots of cups of tea!
5. BELIEVE that you are worth carefully selecting those around you. You deserve the support you need!
6. BELIEVE that you have the assertive right to work on your speech, to tell people about it, and to do contacts in your day to day life to improve your speech
7. BELIEVE that the person you were yesterday does not need to be the person you are tomorrow!
8. BELIEVE your speech is not your whole life. Gain self confi dence by enjoying what you excel in.
9. BELIEVE that self love also comes from allowing people to love you.
10. BELIEVE that challenging yourself will build your confi dence and the self love you have!
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