Spasmodic dysphonia is considered a task-specific type of dystonia, which means it affects regular speech. It’s less likely ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was diagnosed with spasmodic dysphonia in 1995. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images) Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s first confirmation hearing with the U.S Senate ...

R obert F. Kennedy, Jr., President Trump’s nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, speaks with a raspy quiver in his voice. That’s because he has spasmodic dysphonia, a rare ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was diagnosed with spasmodic dysphonia in 1995. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images) Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s first confirmation hearing with the U.S Senate prompted ...

(CNN) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s halting, gruff speaking voice, which at times can make him hard to understand, has been front and center during his confirmation hearing Wednesday as President ...

American politician Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has spasmodic dysphonia, a rare neurological condition. Check out how this affects his ability to communicate effectively. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a rare ...

(Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images) Robert F. Kennedy Jr., known to the world as RFK Jr. for short, suffers from "spasmodic dysphonia, a specific form of an involuntary movement disorder ...

The neurological condition can cause people like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to have voices that break and can sound “strangled.” ...