From Charles Darwin to Noel Gallagher, here’s inspiration for young stammerers

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Source: theguardian.com
From Charles Darwin to Noel Gallagher, here’s inspiration for young stammerers

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What a great piece by Ross Coleman about embarking on his speech therapy programme for stammering (My cultural awakening: Jonathan Groff inspired me to overcome my stammer, 6 December). Coleman was inspired by the example of Jonathan Groff, who is not a stammerer, tackling something head-on.

The McGuire Programme that Coleman signed up for seems to have helped many people. While Groff served as his inspiration, there are no shortage of actual stammerers who have compelling stories to motivate people as they navigate the choppy waters caused by their speech.

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