Our History

ASC was the inspiration of Travers Reid, a lifelong stammerer and successful businessman, who was determined to provide help to children who stammer throughout the UK. Travers founded the charity in 1991 along with the late Dr Lena Rustin, an internationally recognised Speech and Language Therapist.

The Michael Palin Centre for Stammering Children was founded in 1993 as a national specialist centre. It is jointly funded by ASC and the NHS. Originally the Centre employed one part time Speech and Language Therapist, but there are now 11 (full- and part-time) specialist therapists supported by a small administrative team. ASC is extremely proud of the high standard of professionalism and dedication of the staff who work there.

We are also very excited about our discussions with the NHS in Leeds and our plans to work with them to help establish a new, more local centre for children in the Yorkshire and Humber area.