Stuttering in Movie The King's Speech

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In life people must pass through a lot of circumstances to accomplish wants and desires; challenges will always be in the way, but they are not a reason to stop and quit dreaming. There are many obstacles when trying to solve a difficulty such as, languages or speech disorders can make any circumstance even more difficult, something as little as stuttering can make people feel afraid of who they are, and in addition, make them feel defeated in some cases. That is why people with this kind of difficulty must keep fighting to show others that despite any adversity, they are able to endure it and make big things. However, stuttering on daily life could be affected by how the person and others react to the disorder.
In the movie, The King’s Speech, stuttering is one of the problems that the main character faces to do his purpose, being the king of England, but that is not an impediment to make him stop from reaching his purpose. According to the American Speech- Language- Hearing Association, begins during childhood and, in some cases, lasts throughout life. It is said that stuttering could be developed by early traumatic experiences or genetically; however, the precise cause is unknown. In a New York Times article Ratner states that,
“While communication disorders and speech delays may be predicted from a baby’s babble or developmental trajectory, we really have not been able to find indicators of stuttering before the first day it emerges. Everything looks fine and suddenly it doesn’t look fine. That’s why some psychologists in the last century proposed, wrongly, that stuttering was caused by early childhood trauma, or poor parenting.”
Stuttering affects the fluency of speech, this disorder is normally detected when every...

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...ssure to speak quickly, and they have more difficultly saying what they want to say in a smooth way. People should realize that people who stutter are just as normal as them, besides a speech problem, they feel and act like everyone else.
Language and speech disorders can cause tremendous emotional chaos resulting in a lifetime of struggle; however people can learn to deal with it and will be able to accomplish what they want in life if they all are treated equally. This will make them feel that no matter what is happening, there are many reasons why they should keep fighting in order to reach their goal. The King’s Speech helped raise awareness and as David Seidler, Academy Award winner for Best Original Screenplay, stated at the Awards Ceremony, “I accept this Award on behalf of all the stutterers throughout the world. We have a voice, we have been heard.”

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