It was a real boost for me at the end of the day to read the article “Nevada teams up with ex-NBA star to help kids who stutter” (Aug. 4 Review-Journal online) about the Nevada Legislature enacting a ...

During the school year, Charlie Rosso, 10, was mocked and called names every day at his Riverhead middle school because he stutters. "I kind of get used to it, almost, but still I don't like it," ...

Stuttering affects almost 1 percent of the global population, including 3 million in the United States. It typically begins in early childhood as kids are learning to speak and is more common in boys.