How uplifting it was to read the article “Penguins forward Bryan Rust stands up for those who stutter” (Feb. 3, TribLive). I agree with speech-language pathologist Allison Ladavat of the speech clinic ...

Stuttering, or stammering, is a disruption in speech where a person repeats or prolongs words, syllables, or phrases. They may also pause during speech and make no sound at some points despite knowing ...