PA HR46

Designates May 9-15, 2025 as "National Stuttering Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania, aligning with the National Stuttering Association's annual observance during the second week of May

Approximately 1% of the adult population stutters, affecting about 3 million Americans and 130,000 Pennsylvanians

Adult males are four times more likely to stutter than adult females; approximately 5% of children experience stuttering between ages 2-5, with 80% stopping by school age

Stuttering is a genetically influenced speech disorder involving repeated sounds, syllables, or words, and may also result from strokes or brain injuries (neurogenic stuttering)

Resolution highlights that children who stutter face higher bullying risk and may benefit from speech-language pathologists and trained school personnel