Stuttering is a speech disorder in which people repeat or prolong syllables or words, or stop syllables or words abnormally.
Fast Facts:
- 1 in every 100 Americans stutters
- Males are 4 times more likely to stutter
- 60% of stutterers have a relative who stutters
- 1 in 5 children stutter at some point
- Famous stutterers: James Earl Jones, Nicholas Brendon, Joe Biden, Winston Churchill, Marilyn Monroe, Rowan Atkinson, Lewis Carroll, Isaac Newton, Theodore Roosevelt, possibly Moses
Stuttering is a speech disorder in which people repeat or prolong syllables or words, or stop syllables or words abnormally.
Fast Facts:
1 in every 100 Americans stutters
Males are 4 times more likely to stutter
60% of stutterers have a relative who stutters
1 in 5 children stutter at some point
Famous stutterers: James Earl Jones, Nicholas Brendon, Joe Biden, Winston Churchill, Marilyn Monroe, Rowan Atkinson, Lewis Carroll, Isaac Newton, Theodore Roosevelt, possibly Moses</note>
Stuttering Prevention
Stuttering Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: "Stuttering" studies