Famous People Who Stutter
This individual is the current U.S. President, former Vice President, and he was the sixth youngest senator in U.S. history.
Joe Biden
Stuttering tends to occur more in this gender.
Males
This is a dysfluency when a sound is stretched out. For example "I waaaaant that one."
Prolongation
This former NBA player for the Orlando Magic, LA Lakers, Miami Heat, Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Boston Celtics won multiple MVP awards and is now a TV sports analyst.
Shaquille O'Neal
This many people in the U.S. have a stutter.
3 million
This is a dysfluency when a sound, syllable, or word is repeated.
Repetition
This actress is famous for movies such as Mary Poppins and A Quiet Place.
Emily Blunt
Stuttering tends to begin between these ages.
2 and 5
This is a dysfluency with little or no sound when a word or sound gets stuck from coming out.
Block
This king was an inspiration to his country during World War II. His life as a king is shown in the award winning movie: The King's Speech.
King George VI
This is where one of the earliest stutters was recorded in history nearly 4,000 years ago.
Ancient Egypt
This is a disfluency when we add words such as "umm" or "like".
Interjection
This famous rapper from Compton, California has 13 Grammys and 37 Grammy nominations, stuttered as a child.
Kendrick Lamar
People who stutter can sometimes be fluent when they:_________.
(Give at least 1 example)
sing, whisper, or speak together
This is when we change what we were saying after we start to speak. For example, "the apple is blue...red".
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