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The Social Side of Stuttering
Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 00:15:33
Publish Date: 2021-01-20 09:00:48
Description: 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.
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