10-year-old Harriet Hewitt, the fourth-generation member of her family to stutter, took part in the global study with every generation up to her Great-Grandfather providing saliva samples to help map ...

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 ...

A mother of three and a passionate advocate for individuals who stutter, has transformed her personal struggles into a powerful platform for change. Her remarkable journey has earned her recognition — ...

For decades, many pediatricians have reassured worried parents that children who stutter will likely outgrow it. Although that’s usually true, this approach — while statistically grounded — can miss ...

Sign up to receive our email newsletter in your inbox. In collaboration with Northwestern’s School of Communication, Proud Stutter — a nonprofit that works to ...

Many people consider stuttering just a simple speech disorder. But University of Mississippi professor Gregory Snyder and a team of student researchers are working to upend that thinking and develop ...

In the largest genetic investigation of its kind, scientists have uncovered 57 regions of the genome associated with stuttering. The findings now provide the clearest picture yet of the biological ...

Stuttering affects many people; indeed, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) estimates that stuttering affects approximately 1% of the world’s population (including about three ...

The largest genetic analysis of stuttering has demonstrated a clear genetic basis for the speech disorder, highlighting neurological pathways of risk. The study, published July 28 in the journal ...