Mark Power

Mark, once a severe stutterer himself, is dedicated to providing effective stuttering treatment to all people who stutter. Mark presents “hands-on” training workshops on stuttering therapy techniques to many school districts, hospitals, and practices in California, in the United States, and internationally. Furthermore, he has been on the faculty of the Communicative Disorders Department at California State University, Long Beach. He was the Fluency Coordinator for the Los Angeles County Office of Education. Mark maintains a private practice in Orange County, California treating adults and children who stutter.

Stuttering Causes

Researchers are still studying the underlying stuttering causes. A combination of factors may be involved. Some of the  stuttering causes include: Abnormalities in speech motor control. Neuroimaging studies using PET scans or functional MRI to examine adults who stutter have shown different patterns of brain activation during stuttering and even at rest. Stutterers show more activation […]

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Stuttering Treatment Research

Stuttering Treatment Research – Speech Journal Review of Prolonged Speech Stuttering Treatment Research – including the Stutter-Free Speech Program and the MPI Stuttering Treatment Program. From: A Research-Based Clinical Tutorial in Adolescent Stuttering: Response to Coleman, Miller, and Weidner (2015) Anne Bothe Marcotte and Nina M. Santus SIG 4 Perspectives on Fluency and Fluency Disorders, October 2015,

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George Springer, Baseball World Series MVP Helps Others Who Stutter

How would you feel if all of the major news networks wanted to interview you because you became the Most Valuable Player of the World Series of baseball this year? That just happened to George Springer and he is a person who stutters. These days, it’s not something people would necessarily notice. But in his youth,

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“It was magical” – David – Stuttering Treatment Results

Stuttering Treatment Results – David came to the Power Stuttering Center in Newport Beach, California from Uruguay in the summer. He was the CEO of a large software company in South America and also a person who stuttered. He had seen certain stuttering treatment results reported by scientific research journals. These journals stated that “prolonged speech

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Why Do I Need a Board Certified Stuttering Specialist?

Board Certified Stuttering Specialist – What are they? All licensed speech pathologists are permitted to treat stuttering. The problem is that most of them have little or no training in stuttering. About ten years ago the requirements for classes and supervised training clinic hours in stuttering therapy were removed by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Graduate

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Financial Aid for Students Who Stutter

According to a national survey, 11.1% of undergraduate students reported having a disability including a stuttering disability. These students are entitled to the same quality of education as anyone else, even though they may face unique challenges. The  team of experts at the Affordable Colleges published a financial aid guide for students with disabilities that helps students: Find specific

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