Jason Heffler, the author of a new children's book Tongue Tied, is encouraging celebrities to speak out about their stutters because kids who struggle with the speech impediment still feel isolated.

A University of Iowa faculty member has won funding from the National Institutes of Health to introduce a new approach to ...

NCAA and NBA basketball star Michael Kidd-Gilchrist takes batting practice with the Houston Astros and George Springer at Minute Maid Park in April 2018 in Houston. Both Kidd-Gilchrist and Springer ...

During the school year, Charlie Rosso, 10, was mocked and called names every day at his Riverhead middle school because he stutters. "I kind of get used to it, almost, but still I don't like it," ...

Nevada has expanded access to speech-language pathology for children who stutter — all with a little help from a big man. Growing up in New Jersey, former NCAA champion and second overall 2012 NBA ...

The advocate highlights how children bear the brunt of neglect in schools and families, and calls for a legal framework that ...

Area children who stutter may soon find support from their peers, thanks to a new DVD set to hit local library shelves soon. The 12-minute educational film called "Stuttering: For Kids, By Kids," ...

It was a real boost for me at the end of the day to read the article “Nevada teams up with ex-NBA star to help kids who stutter” (Aug. 4 Review-Journal online) about the Nevada Legislature enacting a ...

Stuttering affects almost 1 percent of the global population, including 3 million in the United States. It typically begins in early childhood as kids are learning to speak and is more common in boys.