My Story

Jia tells us her story of growing up in a small Chinese village where support for her stammer was scarce.

David writes about the impact his childhood speech & language therapist had on him.

Retired doctor David shares his story of living with a stammer.

Megumi introduces us to her blog, in which she writes about living and working in Japan with a stammer.

One of our helpline volunteers reflects on being nominated for Volunteer Team of the Year award.

Aman explains how putting himself in speaking situations helped change his mindset to stammering.

Abid tells us about growing up when stammering support was thin on the ground, and what helped.

Carla writes about making a career change to speech & language therapy, and mental health.

In memory of its author, Hunter Adair, who has sadly passed away, here's a free download of his book.

Certain speaking situations have been sources of anxiety for James. So much so that he's written them letters.

In this article first published in 2011, we invited people with severe stammers to tell us their stories. Here's what they wrote.