The British Stammering Association says that eight per cent of people will have a stammer at some point in their lives. Action for Stammering Children, meanwhile, suggests that five per cent of children will stammer at some point and around one per cent continue to stammer into adulthood (stammering is also three to four times more common in boys than in girls).
This means it is highly likely that you will have pupils (and perhaps some staff) in your school who stammer, though they may hide it.
Some people who stammer, like myself, personally would not call it a disability. I have been struggling with my stammer since the age of four and only started to stammer more openly and confidently after the age of 19.
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