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The Social Side of Stuttering

Wed, 20 Jan 2021

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President-elect Joe Biden has spoken publicly about his childhood stutter. An estimated 1% of the world's adults stutter, yet the condition — which likely has a genetic component — remains misunderstood. NPR Short Wave reporter Emily Kwong speaks with speech pathologist Naomi Rodgers about her research on adolescent stuttering and why the medical model of stuttering is problematic.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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