stuttering

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The actor also lived with a stutter, later advocating the cause as a spokesperson for the Stuttering Foundation of America.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

It was that discovery that “propelled him into acting,” Heming Willis — who in 2016 presented her husband with an award from the American Institute for Stuttering — told Town and Country.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2024

Stuttering may also be acquired as a result of certain neurological diseases, such as Parkinson's disease or a stroke.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2024

Stuttering, which was renamed “childhood-onset fluency disorder” in the most recent “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,” is more prevalent in men and those with a family history of disfluency.

From Washington Post • Jan. 20, 2023

Stuttering the name of God, Mother walked to the green iron door, its two sides sealed at the center with a large locked bolt.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat