Michael Kidd-Gilchrist continues to be a role model for those who struggle with stuttering. He recently attended the National Stuttering Associations annual conference and was a great example to everyone.
Having a great time at National Stuttering Association Annual Conference… pic.twitter.com/rAoSbKm2dW
— Mike Kidd-Gilchrist (@MKG14) July 3, 2015
In an SI article earlier this year, the details of MKGs journey were detailed:
Kidd-Gilchrist visited three speech therapists over 11 years as a child. When classmates made fun of him, he pretended not to care, and when family members asked about his progress, he waved them off. He never controlled the stutter, but he learned how to mask it. He removed himself from situations where he had to speak publicly, or replaced words he wasn’t comfortable saying, or simply turned away and fell silent. His mom and his stepdad insulated him from excessive media attention. But the ’11–12 Wildcats were the most talented team in the country, under immeasurable scrutiny, and there was no hiding. Shortly after Kidd-Gilchrist- arrived in Lexington, the sports information staff put him through a mock interview, and he froze. “I want you to help me,” he told Shake, a speech pathologist at Kentucky’s College of Health Sciences. “I want this to go away.”
Read the entire article here
