Nervousness. Stress. Shyness. Speaking more than one language. Thinking too quickly. None of these are reasons why people stutter. Yet, these misconceptions remain all too prevalent, says Angela ...
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- It's estimated that more than 79 million people worldwide live with a stutter. In the Bay Area, there's a small but mighty group looking to spread awareness and acceptance of ...
On Sunday morning, Representative James Clyburn of South Carolina tried to cover for President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance with an explanation that was an extreme reach. “All of us know ...
SAN FRANCISCO -- In her San Francisco home, Maya Chupkov is prepping to interview someone for her podcast. Something she may not have dreamed possible when she was growing up. That's because Maya has ...
In collaboration with Northwestern’s School of Communication, Proud Stutter — a nonprofit that works to shift conversations on stuttering — hosted a panel, “Beyond Resilience: Using Film as a Catalyst ...
Maya Chupkov has all the words to say about stuttering. She didn’t always. The Burbank native remembers interminable days as a fourth-grader, being singled out of class to attend speech therapy. “I ...
“I stuttered really bad...to the point that I stopped speaking for almost a year in school.” Although celebrities may seem to effortlessly command the spotlight, both on screen and on stage, it turns ...
President Joe Biden offered some words of encouragement to a young girl who struggles with a stutter, empathizing with her as someone who has had a lifelong stutter himself. President Joe Biden ...
Whenever we encounter stutters while playing our favorite games, a lot of us are quick to point fingers at the GPU. We do it subconsciously because, on the surface, that's the component responsible ...
I found myself drawn to 18th-century sculptures. When I see them, I see myself — a stutterer. By Sophia Stewart Last fall, my speech therapist suggested I sit down in front of a mirror and watch ...