(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Children and teens who stutter are getting help from free classes offered at Northwestern University.
The program at Northwestern's Center for Audiology, Speech, Language and Learning gives children and teens the opportunity to learn several new ways to address stuttering.
Elisha Boxer Magnifico, an assistant clinical professor and speech-language pathologist at Northwestern, said the classes focus on improv performances, exercises and games.
She says the goal is also to have fun while not being judged for stuttering.
"It really helps to look at the whole person when thinking of these teens and tweens, versus just their stutter. Treating them as the whole person and also I think a huge powerful part of it is that camaraderie with the other peers who stutter that they don't necessarily get elsewhere," Boxer Magnifico said.
Magnifico said one reason the program is effective is because it's free of criticism and judgment.
The classes are being offered for free at Northwestern's Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts, but registration is required because space is limited.
For information on signing up for the classes, call 847.491.3165 or email NUCASLL@northwestern.edu.
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