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Two speech-language pathologists from the University of Nebraska-Lincolnâs Special Education and Communication Disorders department are starting a new support group for people who stutter.Â
Naomi Rodgers, assistant professor in the Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders, said that along with lecturer Jessie Kohn, she is fostering a welcoming environment for young people who stutter. This new support group is part of a local chapter of the National Stuttering Organization.Â
Rodgers already facilitates a support group for adults in Lincoln and Omaha, but she said she recognized a growing need for community support for families whose children stutter.Â
âWe wanted to start a support group because stuttering happens in only about 1% of the population and [children] who stutter may have never met another individual who can relate,â Kohn said.Â