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.

HOUSTON -- George Springer is as loquacious as he is outgoing, a 6-foot-3 bundle of chatter and charisma for the Houston Astros. Currently on the disabled list with a broken right wrist, the ...

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," ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — For many people, ringing in the New Year brings hope and joyful anticipation. But for those who struggle with stuttering, the old fears of speaking and being teased are the same. “I ...

Roughly three million Americans have a stutter — most of them, children. According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, stuttering occurs most often in children ...

MOORHEAD, Minn. - Grant Peterson is a friendly, outgoing guy who loves to talk. It just takes him longer to get the words out. The 20-year-old college student has been stuttering for as long as he can ...

"What somebody who stutters has to say is just as important as what anybody else has to say: It just might take them a little longer to get it out.” As his peers prepared for another school year, then ...

When Evan Usler was just 6 years old, he knew his stuttering would persist into adulthood. He was among the one in 10 children who develop a stutter at a young age. Most children who stutter recover ...

Nov. 2—Former NBA player Michael Kidd-Gilchrist knows about the taunting children who stutter face. "I've stuttered my entire life," said Kidd-Gilchrist, who won a national championship with the ...

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As his peers prepared for another school year, then 7-year-old Cameron Coppen stood in front of his first grade class, prepared to address them. "I'm sure you have noticed that sometimes I get stuck ...