Unraveling the biology of a mysterious condition: stuttering

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By LAURA UNGAR today

Holly Nover grew up trying to hide her stutter.

“I was very self conscious,” said the 40-year-old St. Johns, Florida mom, whose 10-year-old son Colton also has a speech impediment. “So I developed habits to switch my words so it wouldn’t be noticed.”

For centuries, people have feared being judged for stuttering, a condition often misunderstood as a psychological problem caused by things like bad parenting or emotional trauma. But research presented at a science conference on Saturday explores its biological underpinnings: genetics and brain differences.

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-science-health-lifestyle-biology-a4bc06462b5fa4c61f6b97565b686051

[I_UndergroundPanther]

1. My cousin

And in childhood she was my best freind growing up. She used to stutter. She dosen't stutter anymore. It stopped at around 9 years old for her.

But than again I do not see her talk to her anymore. Haven't seen her since she was a teenager..

Recently I heard from other family that shes a diagnosed sociopath now and when I completely cut her off long time ago , I thought she was just a drug addict,that got me to cut her off originally.

Don't want addicts or drunks in my life. Had enough of that shit growing up. Sure as hell dont want any narcissist,sociopath or authoritarian buttholes in my life either.

Even though we were best freinds once. Its sad what she has become. She's homeless now in tennesee according to my aunt
And she is dangerous to anyone around her.

[crickets]

2. Interesting. Also, Brayden Harrington (the stuttering boy who met Biden)

wrote a children's book! Good for him.

https://www.popsugar.com/family/brayden-harrington-picture-book-brayden-speaks-up-48125853