Jason Heffler, the author of a new children's book Tongue Tied, is encouraging celebrities to speak out about their stutters because kids who struggle with the speech impediment still feel isolated.

Nov. 2—Former NBA player Michael Kidd-Gilchrist knows about the taunting children who stutter face. "I've stuttered my entire life," said Kidd-Gilchrist, who won a national championship with the ...

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, a former University of Kentucky basketball star, struggled with stuttering as a kid. He has used his struggles to fuel his advocacy for legislation to help kids who stutter in ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) - A former University of Kentucky basketball star, who also played on some NBA teams, was at the Kentucky Capitol on Tuesday. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist says he wants to see all 50 ...

ALL RIGHT. FIVE ON YOUR MENTAL HEALTH. NOW, THE SCIENCE BEHIND STUTTERING. WHAT’S NORMAL AND WHAT’S NOT FOR YOUR TODDLER. HERE TO TALK ABOUT THAT DOCTOR ERIKA LEE, A PSYCHOLOGIST AT BOSTON CHILDREN’S ...

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Former NBA player Michael Kidd-Gilchrist knows about the taunting children who stutter face. “I’ve stuttered my entire life,” said Kidd-Gilchrist, who won a national championship with the University ...