"The King's Speech" accurately portrays stutterer experience

Critics and speech language pathologists alike are lauding the Oscar-nominated movie "The King's Speech." Experts say the king is a more realistic hero for those who stutter than famous people who have virtually overcome it, like Vice President Biden. Stutterers, like Henry Pashkow, are typical. He has had several courses of therapy where people finished his sentences or spoke louder because they thought he couldn't hear well. He's made the most successful progress at Temple's Speech-Language-Hearing Center. "I decided, 'I will be helped here.' I decided to have some empathy for the therapist," he said. "Therapy is a mutual help situation."
Feb. 21, 2011 | Philadelphia Inquirer