NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A summer camp in Nashville is helping children who stutter build confidence and make connections with peers who share similar experiences.

Camp T.A.L.K.S. is organized by Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences. The week-long camp provides a supportive environment where children who stutter can build community and be themselves.

While speech specialists help run the camp, the goal is not to change voices.

"We're not doing speech therapy with these kids every day or training them to speak fluently. The goal is, in fact, that we're trying to make it okay for them to be themselves," said Ryan Millager, Camp T.A.L.K.S. Director, Speech Therapist, and doctoral candidate at Vanderbilt.

The camp's mission is to empower childre

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