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I'd like to know what the difference is between a stutterer and someone who has a speech impediment.
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A stutterer is someone who has difficulty producing speech due to an involuntary block in their vocal tract. This can be caused by a variety of factors, such as neurological damage, psychological issues, or physical causes like a cleft palate or laryngeal paralysis. Someone with a speech impediment may have trouble forming words, but they are able to produce sounds that are understandable to others.