Kennedy's condition is called spasmodic dysphonia, which is a neurologic disorder that can affect the voice and speech by ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological disorder that causes involuntary spasms in the vocal cords, making speech strained, breathy, or hoarse. It most commonly affects women ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said, "I didn’t know what was wrong with it. But when I would go on TV, people would write me letters and say, ‘You have spasmodic dysphonia.’” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attributed ...

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

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. started developing symptoms of the condition in 1996. By Teddy Rosenbluth Spasmodic dysphonia is a neurological condition that causes certain muscles in the “voice box ...

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 ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went from making his own presidential run in this year's election to landing a Cabinet pick by President Donald Trump to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has long suffered from a rare neurological condition known as spasmodic dysphonia. AP The interest even led Dysphonia International, an association for rare voice conditions ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went from making ... when speaking or straining to get words out. Kennedy has a rare disorder called spasmodic dysphonia — a spasm of the vocal muscles.

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 ...