Stammering affects 1% of the population and can impact at any age. The extent to which it is a disability depends on the environment and the level of stammering. Puneet Singh Singhal, whose charity ...

Eighty million people around the world have a natural stammer. Krupa Padhy speaks to those who've decided to embrace it – and discovers surprising benefits. It was the summer of 2011 and Joshua St ...

One of the stars of the Channel 4 documentary Educating Yorkshire, year 11 pupil Musharaf Asghar, has described a breakthrough in his battle with his stammer as "the most amazing moment." His teacher ...

The medical condition, “disfluent speech” or “dysfluent speech” is commonly referred to as “stuttering” in American English. In British English, the condition is called “stammering.” The terms ...

Contrary to popular belief, stammering is not a psychological disorder but a hereditary condition, an expert said. CHENNAI: Contrary to popular belief, stammering is not a psychological disorder but a ...

When we delve into stuttering causes, we find that no single, exclusive cause of developmental stuttering can be identified. Genetic basis can be recognised as one of the most substantial pieces of ...

“When you live in that bubble where you believe you’re the only one, it’s so destructive,” Musharaf Asghar tells The Athletic. He rose to fame in the UK 10 years ago in the Channel Four ...

Shadow chancellor Ed Balls, who suffers from a stammer, has hailed the "fabulous example" of schoolboy Musharaf Asghar whose battle against a speech disorder in a bid to gain an English GCSE was ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Good verbal communication skills are widely regarded as integral to the practice of law. Among the general public, this impression has likely been fostered as a result of films and other media ...

For people with a stammer, it can be hard to deal with, but it’s made worse by the fact that understanding of the condition amongst the general public is low. The speech problem usually starts in ...