| Hi there, my name is Steve Hill from the West | | | | easier said than done. |
| Midlands in England. I am somebody who at the age of | | | | I always called the speech impediment that I had a |
| four developed a speech impediment which is called a | | | | stutter. At the age of around twenty-three I moved |
| stutter. Stuttering continued to plague my life for the | | | | from my native Birmingham to live in Brixham, Devon. |
| next eighteen years before, after working very hard, I | | | | People in this area of the UK and in places such as |
| managed to overcome the problem. The stutter itself | | | | London actually refer to the speech impediment as a |
| was so frustrating at times and there were periods in | | | | stammer. Now I am sure that there must be some |
| my life where I just wanted it all to end. I am glad I | | | | kind of difference between what a stammer or stutter |
| continued to battle on as I am now enjoying what life is | | | | is but I am yet to learn the answer. In fact most people |
| like as a fluent person, to say it is superb is an | | | | in England do call it a stammer where as people in |
| understatement. | | | | countries such as America refer to it as a stuttering |
| If you know anyone who has a speech impediment | | | | problem. |
| please do not take the mickey out of them as life will | | | | Lately I have heard about things called cluttering and |
| be hard enough already for these people. Personally | | | | studdering. I am now becoming very confused by the |
| the worst period of my life came in high school where I | | | | whole subject and think that I will stick to calling it a |
| endured a lot of abuse from people who still think of | | | | stutter. |
| themselves as good friends of mine, they are wrong | | | | Many people believe that you are unable to cure a |
| as I have not forgotten how they treated me. Some | | | | stutter including The British Stammering Association, I |
| people may suggest that I should forget the past and | | | | of course know different, I am after all living proof. |
| to move on, I have moved on however to forget is | | | | |