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This resolution recognizes the week of May 9 through 15, 2025, as "National Stuttering Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania, highlighting important information about stuttering, a speech disorder characterized by repeated sounds, syllables, or words. The resolution provides context about stuttering, noting that it affects approximately 1% of adults (around 3 million Americans and 130,000 Pennsylvanians), with males being more likely to stutter than females. It dispels common myths about stuttering, such as incorrect beliefs that it results from shyness, lower intelligence, or emotional trauma, and emphasizes that it is a genetically influenced condition that typically begins between ages two and five, with about 80% of children who stutter stopping by school age. The resolution also addresses the potential psychological impacts of stuttering, including the risk of bullying and communication challenges, and underscores the importance of support from speech-language pathologists and trained school personnel in helping individuals who stutter build confidence and communication skills.

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https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2025&sind=0&body=H&type=R&bn=46