Whats So Great About Stuttering?
Stuttering is a remarkable disorder. It’s the easiest disease to treat, and the hardest to cure. On occasion, stutterers can talk fluently, when they’re alone, by changing their manner of speaking, thinking differently, using an electronic device, or even just seeing their speech therapist walk into the room. But stutterers can go right back to stuttering, even after weeks of the best therapy. Temporary “cures” are a dime a dozen, but a universal, permanent cure has never been found. For many people, stuttering gets worse when we try not to do it. This paradox can be frustrating. Many stutterers are verbal, talkative people, coming from families that value speaking well. Communication is central to every aspect of civilized life. Some stutterers have extreme physical symptoms, such as head jerks, facial grimaces, and even what listeners might think are seizures. Other stutterers hide their stuttering completely, by substituting or avoiding words. The latter can be just as disabling, be
