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A former pupil at Theale Green School has opened up about how drama classes helped him accept his stammer. Tom Wells has been on a long journey to embrace his lifelong speech impediment as part of his identity. And this journey culminated with a recent TED Talk he gave to around 500 people about his experience. Mr Wells, a second-year BA history student at the University of Oxford, says his time performing in school shows and extracurricular activities helped grow his confidence. “In the stammering community, there are people who want to hold on to traditional stereotypes,” he explained. “They…

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