Jon Hendrickson first shared his story about living with a stutter when he wrote an article for The Atlantic about then-presidential candidate Joe Biden.
The article went viral.
John Hendrickson has spent his entire life hiding the fact of stuttering and all the pain and shame that comes with this reality.
There are approximately 3 million people who stutter in the United States. That’s about 1 percent of the population.
Yet most people don’t really understand this disorder. For decades, teachers and therapists have taken a one-size-fits-all approach to trying to “correct” or disguise stuttering.
It is a misunderstood subject, and the perpetuation of that misconception is still a problem for people who stutter today.
After Jon Hendrickson’s article went viral, Jon Hendrickson began receiving emails from other stutterers, therapists, teachers, researchers, and more. He received thousands of such letters.
And now, three years later, he’s writing a book about his own story—a candid, powerful, and poignant memoir with unexpected resonances about childhood, family, and love.
