McGuire Programme
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The McGuire Programme is a stammering treatment programme/course run for people who stammer by people who stammer. It was founded in 1994 by American Dave McGuire.[1]
Scottish international rugby union captain, Kelly Brown, is a graduate of the course.[2] Stammering awareness activist[3] Adam Black, also a graduate of the course, received a British Empire Medal in the 2019 New Year Honours list where his work raising awareness of stammering was recognised.[4][5][6][7]
References
- ^ Chadwick, Vince (2 February 2013). "Stutterers swear by program but speech experts unconvinced". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ Dirs, Ben (5 February 2014). "Scotland captain Kelly Brown tackling his stammer head on". BBC News. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ Carrick, Heather (22 October 2020). "Stammering Awareness Day: Campaigner on how events are taking a different approach this year". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ McIver, Brian (29 August 2014). "Primary school teacher Adam Black tells how McGuire Programme helped him overcome stammer and land his dream job". Daily Record. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Adam Black doesn't want to hide his stutter anymore". BBC News. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "'I thought my New Year Honours was a tax return'". BBC Newsbeat. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ McDonald, Sally (29 March 2016). "Man learns to control his stutter to fulfil his dream of being a teacher". Sunday Post. Retrieved 3 June 2019.