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"They are rooted in childhood—which is the only time stuttering can be reversed. Once you’re an adult, there are only ways of hiding" Don't think this is true.
by southphillyman 9y ago
"They are rooted in childhood—which is the only time stuttering can be reversed. Once you’re an adult, there are only ways of hiding"
Don't think this is true. Bill Walton and Bill Withers both were in their 30s before they stopped stuttering I believe.
- wrinkl3 9y agoThe problem with stuttering is that the condition is so broad and the cases are so diverse that any generalization of that kind is bound to be incorrect. So of course there'll be cases of stutters who managed to achieve complete fluency in adulthood, as well as people who only began to stutter as adults.
- SilkRoadie 9y agoI don't agree with this either. I am in my thirties now and still stutter but I have made huge progress in the past 5 years. In the past stuttering was a huge part my life. Now, while I stutter from time to time my self confidence means it doesn't matter. In the past I refused to use the phone. I couldn't. I would be vocally paralysed. Today I spent an hour talking on the phone to a mortgage broker. The only situation I struggle with is conference calling at work. I haven't thought much on it as I rarely do it. I guess I worry I will get stuck and someone will talk over me.. which I guess is silly. If I did it more I am sure I would master it too.