| Stuttering, also known as stammering, is a speech | | | | Here are some famous people with speech |
| impairment where the person has disrupted | | | | impairment:o Bruce Willis: A famous Hollywood |
| speech due to prolongation of syllables, words, | | | | actor used to stutter in his youth and was afraid |
| sounds, and repetition of sounds or words, which | | | | that it would affect his prospects as an actor. |
| is always involuntary. The person also suffers | | | | However, he overcame the impairment without |
| from periods of silence where he is unable to | | | | therapy. He said that he lost his stutter because |
| produce any sounds. | | | | of acting.o Tiger Woods: One of the best |
| This form of speech impairment does not affect | | | | professional golfers of all times, Woods used to |
| a person's intelligence. The only problem a | | | | stutter as a child. However, he overcame the |
| stutterer has is that he is unable to put his | | | | problem with therapy, which included talking to his |
| thoughts into words. A stutterer does not always | | | | dog until he fell asleep.o Julia Roberts: This famous |
| stutter; instead the problem becomes obvious | | | | Academy Award- winning actress used to stutter |
| only in certain situations like talking on the phone, | | | | when she was younger. However, she does not |
| being anxious or talking in front of a group of | | | | talk too much about it. Today, she speaks fluently |
| people. | | | | and there is no sign of the impairment.o Anthony |
| Usually stuttering occurs in childhood and can be | | | | Quinn: This Hollywood actor started acting in 1936 |
| resolved with proper speech therapy. However, it | | | | and gained a lot of popularity for his mafia roles. |
| can be acquired in adulthood due to head injury, | | | | He used to stutter as a child but overcame the |
| tumor, stroke and drug abuse. | | | | problem with proper speech therapy. |