"I'll avoid this word." "Maybe a different way of saying it will come out." "I'll stay silent for a moment and then use a different expression." Sometimes you can get through the situation that way.

When I open my mouth to speak, sometimes the sentences flow with an effortlessness that most people take for granted. Other times my face clenches and the words come out in repetitive machine-gun ...

Joe Biden’s election as president of the United States rekindled interest in accomplishments by adults who stutter. Biden has struggled with a stutter since childhood. A list of stutters compiled at ...

A global study has identified the DNA markers for stuttering, providing a genetic link that will pave the way for clinicians to predict which family members will experience the speech disorder ...

Dr. Martine Vanryckeghem is the only board-recognized fluency specialist in the Orlando metropolitan area. She is a professor at the University of Central Florida, chair of the Orlando chapter of the ...

Karen Hopkin: This is Scientific American’s 60-Second Science. I’m Karen Hopkin. Hopkin: When you stop to think about it, it’s not all that easy to speak. First you have to think of something to say.

An international research group succeeded in identifying the probable origin of stuttering in the brain. An international research group led by researchers from the University of Turku and Turku ...

Imagine working as a server during brunch at a busy restaurant, walking up to a table of six, and being unable to say your name. Putting an order in at the bar, stuttering on half of the drinks, and ...

Feeling put on the spot on a video screen when you can’t get words out can be intimidating. Experts offer advice. By Jenny Marder Like all of the students at her Bronx high school, Kaitlyn Tineo had ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. For the approximately 1 percent of the world’s population who suffer from stuttering, simple social situations can be a humiliating ...