Commentary: Fake Nancy Pelosi video is a reminder that mockery of stuttering needs to stop
by Terry Gallagher, Chicago Tribune
Jun 06, 2019
3 minutes
As someone who stutters, hearing anyone claim stuttering is a sign of a lack of intelligence or a sign that someone is not good enough is disheartening. I've stuttered since I was 7 and clearly remember when I developed my stutter.
Going from fluent speech to disfluent speech was shocking and frustrating. I went to speech therapy as a child and again as an adult. I've learned tricks to control my stuttering, but depending on my mood - whether I'm tired, stressed or even excited - my stutter can be difficult to
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