Stuttering in the Media

Stuttering has been discussed and depicted in various forms of media. The CST believes in the importance of all people feeling they are represented in all forms of media, with people who stutter being no different. 

During the Spring 2024 semester, one group therapy session was centered around the themes of representation in media and the depiction of stuttering in films in particular. This group, which was co-facilitated by a clinician and a client, featured an engaging discussion among graduate student clinicians and adult clients about depictions of stuttering in various films and media at large.

Stuttering has been a subject in stories ranging from news stories in the Boston Globe to videos published by mission-driven nonprofit organizations. Below are several examples of stuttering in the media:

• Sargent College website: Sargent Welcomes Guest Speaker Michael-Kidd Gilchrist, NBA Veteran and NCAA Champion
• BU Today: Joe Biden’s Stutter Highlights BU Center’s Mission to Help Others Struggling with Speech
• The Daily Free Press: New Paper from BU Speech Neuroscience Lab explains science behind stuttering
• Boston Globe: I Have stuttered all my life. Now I’d like to have a word by Stanley Z. Fisher, former CST client and Professor of Law Emeritus at Boston University
• Boston Globe: Annie Glenn – a hero to those who stutter
• The Atlantic: What Joe Biden Can’t Bring Himself to Say
• The New York Times: ‘My Beautiful Stutter’ Review: Speaking Truth to Power
• The New York Times: I Stutter. But I Need You to Listen. (video)
• The New York Times: I Stutter. But This is What You’re Not Hearing. (article)
• The New York Times: Opinion — My Stutter Made Me a Better Writer
• Washington Post: ‘Pure, unvarnished, courage’: A 13-year old ‘regular kid’ with a stutter gave a must-watch Democratic convention speech
• BBC: How Bill Walton Became a Voice for Those Who Stutter
• Major League Baseball (YouTube): George Springer and Mateo: An Amazing Friendship
• Voice Activated | Omeleto (Youtube)
• Little League International: New Britain (Conn.) Little League Alumnus George Springer’s Voice an Inspiration for Many
• Words Unspoken by Tom Lovett (book)
• Life on Delay: Making Peace with a Stutter by John Hendrickson (book)

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