Just as The King's Speech puts a spotlight on children who stammer, services to help them are being cut
"Brilliant", said my son at the end of The King's Speech. "People might feel what it's like having gremlins in your mouth that stop words coming out." Max is 19 and has stammered since he was five.
Thanks to Colin Firth's searingly accurate portrayal of stammering, people are beginning to understand that this isn't just an annoying inconvenience. It can stifle a child's personality and crush his confidence.
"It's unseen and unheard", says Norbert Lieckfeldt, chief executive of the British Stammering Association. "Stammering masks your ability and your intellect. It's a layer between you and the world through which everything gets filtered. It's a serious disability."
In the film, speech therapist Lionel Logue sees King George VI as deeply damaged by his unhappy childhood. Nowadays, stammering is believed to be multi-factorial – partly genetic,...
"Brilliant", said my son at the end of The King's Speech. "People might feel what it's like having gremlins in your mouth that stop words coming out." Max is 19 and has stammered since he was five.
Thanks to Colin Firth's searingly accurate portrayal of stammering, people are beginning to understand that this isn't just an annoying inconvenience. It can stifle a child's personality and crush his confidence.
"It's unseen and unheard", says Norbert Lieckfeldt, chief executive of the British Stammering Association. "Stammering masks your ability and your intellect. It's a layer between you and the world through which everything gets filtered. It's a serious disability."
In the film, speech therapist Lionel Logue sees King George VI as deeply damaged by his unhappy childhood. Nowadays, stammering is believed to be multi-factorial – partly genetic,...
- 1/18/2011
- The Guardian - Film News
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