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The Israel Stuttering Association ( he, ארגון המגמגמים בישראל, AMBI) is a public
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that supports people who
stutter Stuttering, also known as stammering, is a speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by involuntary repetitions and prolongations of sounds, syllables, words, or phrases as well as involuntary silent pauses or blocks in which the ...
and their families in
Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
. The association seeks to enhance public knowledge about stuttering, runs
self-help Self-help or self-improvement is a self-guided improvement''APA Dictionary of Physicology'', 1st ed., Gary R. VandenBos, ed., Washington: American Psychological Association, 2007.—economically, intellectually, or emotionally—often with a subst ...
groups, and promotes affordable treatment for people who stutter. It also organizes conferences and meetings for people who stutter, speech language therapists, and anyone interested in stuttering. , the association is chaired by Hanan Hurwitz. It publishes a journal: ''OutLoud'' (Hebrew title: ''Bekol Ram''). AMBI is a member of the European League of Stuttering Associations and the
International Stuttering Association The International Stuttering Association (ISA), founded in Linköping, Sweden, in July 1995, is a nonprofit international support group organization for people who stutter. The current chair (since 2019) is Anja Herde. Membership Membership of ...
.


See also

* Cluttering *
Stuttering therapy Stuttering therapy is any of the various treatment methods that attempt to reduce stuttering to some degree in an individual.1999 establishments in Israel Charities based in Israel Disability organizations based in Israel Mental health organizations in Israel Organizations based in Tel Aviv Stuttering associations {{Israel-org-stub