The natural inclination of people is to help people with communication disorders by saying for us what we’re trying to say, but it’s like helping a butterfly leave its cocoon. We need the struggle. The struggle helps us find our own voice.

Dan is a Speech and Language Pathologist who can speak from experience. His own communication disorder allows him to understand speech at a level that not many others can.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx