
About Stammering
When stammering makes talking hard it can be about more than just getting words out.
In this section you will get a deeper understanding of what stammering is, what causes it, what the experience of stammering can be like and how you can help yourself or others.
We see children, young people and adults at the MPC. Find the information here that is right for you.

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Sometimes you just need someone to talk to
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A big congratulations to our Social Communication Team on this achievement — to support parents and carers of children with autism the team created videos of their usual face-to-face workshops and shared them with families in Islington 📽️🥳 https://twitter.com/health1tech/status/1352574422712987648
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Latest news
Lord Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
We were deeply saddened to hear that Lord Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks passed away on 7th November. Lord Sacks was a long-time friend of the Michael Palin centre, and great supporter of our work with children who stammer. He first became involved when the late Dr Lena Rustin was head of the Centre. Lena co-founded …
12th Oxford Dysfluency Conference
Due to COVID-19 the 12th ODC has been postponed. It will now take place from the 6th-9th January 2021 with the theme ‘Challenge and Change.’ Go to http://www.dysfluencyconference.com for more information about the programme and how to register or submit an abstract.
Richard Mintz OBE
In its early days, Richard was a trustee of the charity Association for Research into Stammering in Childhood (now Action for Stammering Children). This charity, chaired by Travers Reid, worked together with the NHS to set up the Michael Palin Centre under the leadership of Lena Rustin. The Michael Palin Centre became an internationally renowned …