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Advice to Those Who Stutter by 28 therapists who stutter themselves.
Trouble at Recess by Jamie
Sometimes I Just Stutter by Eelco de Geus
Self-Therapy for the Stutterer by Malcolm Fraser
The Child Who Stutters: To the Pediatrician by Barry Guitar, Ph.D., and Edward G. Conture, Ph.D.
Stuttering: Straight Talk for Teachers
Stuttering: Its Nature and Management by Courtney Stromsta, Ph.D.
My Very Own: I can Do It Storybook! Starring Me by Julie Raynor
The Girl Who Stutters by Mia J., Rebecca D., and Casey W.
Pages 77-81 from Stuttering: Successes and Failures by Joseph Sheehan
The Stuttering Little Ballet Boy by Sohel Bagai

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Emily Blunt

Actress Emily Blunt struggled with stuttering early in her life. A teacher encouraged her to act in a school play at age 12 despite her stuttering.

Blunt’s name is prominently featured on the Stuttering Foundation's list of Famous People Who Stutter.

Byron Pitts has brought much attention to stuttering with his memoir, Step Out on Nothing: How Faith and Family Helped Me Conquer Life’s Challenges, released in September, 2009. The book not only details his speech difficulties, but also his illiteracy until age 12 and his unstable family life. Pitts overcame the odds to become the chief national correspondent with ABC News.

Darren Sproles

Darren Sproles, now a running back for The Philadelphia Eagles, made history with the San Diego Chargers in 2007 when he became the first player in NFL history to return a kickoff and a punt for his first two NFL touchdowns in the same game.

After that game, Sproles was approached more often for interviews, which exacerbated his stuttering. “I had to talk to the media a lot, and once they put a camera in my face that's when it got bad," Sproles said. 'I just had to work on it. I couldn't really stress about it, because that's just me."

Winston Churchill

Seeking to "remove Winston Churchill's stutter by second guessing the diagnosis" indicates neither a truthful retelling of history nor an informed opinion about a complex speech disorder, say experts in the field of speech-language pathology.

Recent news reports that quote Dr. John Mather, a Washington physician, as saying that Churchill's stutter "is a lie" brought adamant critical response from specialists in the field of stuttering and fluency disorders.

Mel Tillis

Country music star Mel Tillis entertained audiences around the world.