The majority of children who stutter will spontaneously recover from it without intervention, but some 20% of people do not. fizkes/iStock via Getty Images Plus What comes to mind when you think of ...

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) --In the opening scene of "The King's Speech," Prince Albert of Britain is supposed to give the closing address at the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley on Oct. 31, 1925. The ...

2011 has been a good year for stuttering. Thanks to “The King’s Speech” — the Oscar-nominated film about King George VI’s attempt to overcome his speech impediment — the largely hidden, sporadically ...

For the parents of children who stutter, managing the communication disorder alone can be stressful and isolating. At Saint Louis University’s Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic, one mother discovered ...

Stuttering, a speech disorder characterized by disruptions in the flow of speech, can significantly impact one’s confidence and communication skills. People who stutter often face challenges in ...

Editor’s note: “The King’s Speech” won Oscars for best picture, best actor, best director and best original screenplay Sunday evening. “The King’s Speech” is leading the Oscar buzz this year with 12 ...

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 ...

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded Michigan State University’s Developmental Speech Laboratory $3.1 million ...

CHICAGO (AP) – A movie about a stuttering monarch, without sex, car chases or sinewy super heroes, hardly sounds like blockbuster box-office fare. But in a less flashy way, "The King's Speech" is ...

Developmental stuttering is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder that typically emerges in early childhood, affecting approximately 5–8% of preschoolers, with around 1% of cases persisting into ...

Kyle Krzenski was having trouble getting his words out. “That we’re not as s-s-s,”he said, “s-s-s-,”then paused and closed his eyes. The other 30 people in the room sat quietly, waiting for him to ...