The majority of children who stutter will spontaneously recover from it without intervention, but some 20% of people do not. fizkes/iStock via Getty Images Plus What comes to mind when you think of ...
In mainstream media, stuttering is often comical or a symptom in people who are overly vulnerable and nervous. But the condition doesn’t stem at all from nerves or anxiety … and instead of a source of ...
Today is Inauguration Day, which got us thinking about speech-making and speeches. President-elect Joe Biden has spoken publicly about his childhood experiences with stuttering and annotating his ...
Developmental stuttering is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder that typically emerges in early childhood, affecting approximately 5–8% of preschoolers, with around 1% of cases persisting into ...
Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up A mother who discovered a team to help her daughter, who has a ...
With her new book, producer and podcast host Maya Chupkov is turning her journey of self-love into an opportunity to uplift the voices of people who stutter, like herself. The free event aims to ...
For the parents of children who stutter, managing the communication disorder alone can be stressful and isolating. At Saint Louis University’s Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic, one mother discovered ...
22 October is observed as International Stuttering Awareness Day annually. It is a day dedicated to breaking stigma, raising awareness, and encouraging compassion for people who stutter. Speech ...
But in a less flashy way, "The King's Speech" is about a hero, one who battles an invisible enemy that torments nearly 70 million people around the world. In demystifying the little-understood speech ...
The majority of children who stutter will spontaneously recover from it without intervention, but some 20% of people do not. fizkes/iStock via Getty Images Plus What comes to mind when you think of ...