Childhood-onset fluency disorder is a communication disorder characterized by a disturbance in the flow and timing of speech that is inappropriate for an individual’s age. Also referred to as ...

Speech and language problems may make it hard for your child to understand and speak with others, or make the sounds of speech. They're common, affecting as many as one in 12 kids and teens in the U.S ...

The author, pictured as a child. She was diagnosed with childhood onset fluency disorder at age five, but can’t remember a time when she didn’t stutter. The Harvard Crimson The University Daily, Est.