I also stuttered as a child. Not strong and only in between. A few hours with a speech therapist helped, meanwhile I only have a small hangover every few months, which is more likely to be situation-related. The New York Times met someone who stuttered pretty badly ever since he could talk. John Hendrickson explains us some techniques that help him to cope with everyday life, which unfortunately seems to be shaped primarily by impatience and a lack of empathy in our day and age.
„John Hendrickson stutters. He has stuttered nearly his entire life. And in the Opinion video above, Mr. Hendrickson, working with the filmmaker James Robinson, explores the obstacles and emotional burden of his condition and explains the coping strategies and workarounds he has devised to make it through the day in a world that demands that we speak up and speak clearly.“