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Is it stuttering, or something else? That’s a question I am often asked as the fluency consultant in my school district. More and more, my colleagues and I are seeing students with language problems who also exhibit disfluent speech.

Shaquille “Shaq” O'Neal is a retired professional basketball player and sports analyst on Inside the NBA. Shaq was first drafted into the NBA by the Orlando Magic in 1992.

Singer/songwriter Megan Washington is no stranger to being center-stage. The Australian musician frequently sings, and plays guitar and piano in front of live audiences.

George Springer is a professional baseball player and person with a lifelong stutter.

“A stutter is like a snowflake, each one is different,” is a common expression within the stuttering community.

To my elementary school speech therapists, thank you for helping me go from a 5-year-old kid who could barely say the letter "r” without stuttering to someone who fluently delivered the keynote speech at my 5^th grade D.A.R.E. graduation ceremony.

What’s up, dude? This is you fourteen years from now. At this current time in your life, the fourth grade is almost over, you have a good group of friends, and you still stutter, but becoming more fluent as the years pass.

The Stuttering Foundation celebrated its 70th anniversary during a gala in New York City. Among those in attendance was TV news anchor John Stossel.

The Stuttering Foundation celebrates its 70^th anniversary this year, marking seven decades as the world’s foremost nonprofit dedicated to helping those who stutter.

“If you could take a magic pill to get rid of your stutter, would you take it?”  Some form of this question inevitably comes up when I talk to a group of people about stuttering.  Over the years my response has changed.