Anita is currently serving on the ISA Advisory Board and can be contacted on scatsis@gmail.com.
Anita S. Blom, born and raised in the Netherlands, is living in Sweden. She worked as a teacher and an operation manager for the Workers’ Educational Association. She was chairperson of the local stuttering chapter, board member, international contact and former chairperson of the Swedish stuttering association, vice chair of the European League of Stuttering Associations, and member of the advisory board for the International Stuttering Association. She was a national and international keynote speaker on stuttering, had her own consultant company on stuttering and motivation, and was a project leader of several stuttering projects. She was also a leader of national and international children and youth camps for over 20 years.
Anita, aka Scatsis, has stuttered since she was 9 and had a troublesome youth because of her stuttering. She went from being silent, to giving stuttering a voice, from pre-school children to the European Parliament, now inspiring people who stutter of all ages, they can make a difference. Due to health issues she now has to take it slow, but is still an inspiration to many, acknowledged by Voice Unearthed on the Wall Of Inspiration, and many others. Her device, that’s now been used all over the world is “Sure I stutter. What are you good at?”