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Nathan Mallipeddi: A Support System For Empowering Those Who Stutter

Nathan Mallipeddi: A Support System For Empowering Those Who Stutter

Nathan: It’s my pleasure to be here, Spiffy! Did you know that there are more than 70 million people who stutter around the world? But very few speech therapists are trained in stuttering—less than 0.1%! This gap exists for three key reasons: specialized speech therapy is difficult to find; stuttering services are expensive at $15,000 per year, with minimal insurance coverage; and fewer than 0.02% of people who stutter remain aware of specialized services by engaging in impactful peer communities.