The stuttering cure

I am often asked whether there is a cure for stuttering. And for people who have had to cope with this form of speech impediment for many years it is an understandable question.

It was also a question that I asked my speech and language therapist when I was aged fourteen. The answer he gave was NO. So that means that I will have this stutter for the rest of my life? I asked him. YES was his reply.

But guess what? I managed to overcome the stutter when I was aged 22. I am now 38 and have been fluent for for the last sixteen years.

Just as well I did not listen to this so called specialist. I have to thank my parents as they helped me to install a "never accept second best" and "do not listen to negative people" attitude to life. This is an attitude I continue to live by today.