Stuttering
The Catharsis of Communicative Diversity
The compassionate determination and quiet resolve of a thousand stutterers
Posted July 11, 2011
![David Seidler, stutterer and Oscar-winning screenwriter of The King's Speech, salutes the bravery of stutterers. (David Alpuche) David Seidler, stutterer and Oscar-winning screenwriter of The King's Speech.](https://cdn2.psychologytoday.com/sites/default/files/styles/image-article_inline_full/public/blogs/32867/2011/07/68963-59757.jpeg?itok=8IYZE2ob)
David Seidler, stutterer and Oscar-winning screenwriter of The King's Speech, salutes the bravery of stutterers. (David Alpuche)
![Oscar-winner David Seidler and NSA director Tammy Flores embrace after receiving a standing ovation. (David Alpuche) Oscar-winner David Seidler and NSA director Tammy Flores embrace during NSA.](https://cdn2.psychologytoday.com/sites/default/files/styles/article-inline-half/public/blogs/32867/2011/07/68963-59754.jpg?itok=2IBYpLIN)
Oscar-winner David Seidler and NSA director Tammy Flores embrace after receiving a standing ovation. (David Alpuche)
![The author (center) stutters through a presentation at the National Stuttering Association conference. (Pamela Mertz) The author stutters in the National Stuttering Association conference.](https://cdn2.psychologytoday.com/sites/default/files/styles/article-inline-half/public/blogs/32867/2011/07/68963-59622.jpg?itok=FGPmZng0)
The author (center) stutters through a presentation at the National Stuttering Association conference. (Pamela Mertz)