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Becoming Tom’s mum had always robbed me of the chance to sleep, and here I was, fifteen years on, alone in the dead of night, longing to be able to rest like everyone else. When I saw the thin blue line on my pregnancy test, I dared to hope for a future of blissful motherhood. From his very first night in the world, Tom did not sleep. By the time he was six months old, I was a single parent and almost maddened with tiredness.

The primary message young children get in stuttering therapy is that they can and should manage their speech — in other words, try to not stutter — by utilizing speech tools and techniques. Is it possible that the anxiety this causes can create an even greater burden? Can that burden lead to excessive silence and disengagement — a far greater handicap than the stuttering itself? Through personal narrative and extensive research, Voice Unearthed answers these questions with a resounding “yes!

Mary was diagnosed as an adult with a severe learning disability. This diagnosis and the realization of what she had been coping with changed the direction of her life. A dedicated advocate for the learning disabled, Mary organized presentations for educators, championed funding and rule changes in the Illinois legislature, organized an art show for LD kids, and wrote this audiobook, describing her journey.