American Institute for Stuttering

About American Institute for Stuttering

The American Institute for Stuttering, also known as AIS, is a not-for-profit speech therapy and professional training organization focused on stuttering and other fluency disorders. AIS provides in-person services in New York City and Atlanta, as well as online therapy. Its New York office is at 27 West 20th Street, Suite 1203, New York, NY 10011, and its Atlanta office is at 427 Moreland Ave NE, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30307. The practice works with people who stutter across the lifespan, including preschoolers, school-age children, teens, adults, parents, families, and professionals who support people who stutter.

AIS offers customized stuttering therapy, fluency evaluations, individual therapy, group therapy, support groups, parent support, workshops, week-long immersion programs, and professional training. Its clinicians describe stuttering as involving physical, emotional, and cognitive aspects, so treatment is designed to address speech patterns, avoidance, fear, confidence, self-advocacy, and communication goals. The website also states that AIS therapists can incorporate related speech and language needs when present, including articulation and phonology, expressive and receptive language, social communication, autism-related communication needs, cognitive communication, voice disorders, apraxia, dysarthria, and fluency difficulties connected with neurological conditions.

The clinical team includes Dr. Heather Grossman, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-F, Executive Director and Board-Certified Specialist in Stuttering, Cluttering and Fluency Disorders; Mark O’Malia, M.S., CCC-SLP, Assistant Executive Director; and speech-language pathologists Alex Benevento, MS, CCC-SLP, Margaret Miller, M.A., CCC-SLP, and Kristel Kubart, M.A., CCC-SLP. AIS emphasizes individualized, holistic care, community support, and affordable access through financial assistance options.

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