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Marie-Christine Franken, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Some 40 years ago, the notion arose that the success of stuttering therapy in its advanced stages (be it important for the individuals concerned) was limited on public health scale. One began to explore early intervention methods to eliminate stuttering at the time it begins. That desire was not without controversy. Apart from - mainly medical - thoughts that early therapy was not required (‘it will naturally disappear’), the notion that directing attention to stuttering was the cause of the problem dominated the professional thinking, esp. in the north-western part of the world.

Some papers from the 2018 Joint World Congress in Hiroshima, Japan are now available, just use the menu to go to

IFA Congresses -> IFA Congress Proceedings -> 2018 Joint World Congress: Hiroshima Japan

Current IFA Members can view the entire text of the papers, the public can view the abstracts.

More papers will be published as the review process is completed.

It is a goal of the IFA to improve clinical services to people who stutter through more opportunities for clinicians to receive specialized training in how to conduct stuttering therapy. With the Global Workshop Initiative, the IFA would like to reach out to those (fluency) clinicians who might not normally be able to access international conferences or workshops designed to provide or improve clinicians’ skills in helping to treat people who stutter. There is a special focus on underserved regions and developing countries.

If you are a therapist or academic who is interested in stuttering, cluttering and atypical fluency disorders in children, young people and adults, or a person who stutters or clutters, the IFA is the community to which you need to belong.  IFA membership is good value and by joining our ranks you will be furthering both your own development, as well as supporting our field in a truly international and collaborative forum.

You will have access to these people via the Experts section of the new IFA website, the Global Workshops that the IFA is holding internationally, the World Congresses held every three years and the Proceedings, as well as the Journal of Fluency Disorders, to which you will automatically have access as an IFA member.

The IFA’s mission is to be a global community dedicated to the advancement of science, education, practice and advocacy in stuttering and cluttering.

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