Jason Heffler

Jason Heffler is an author whose stories help young readers overcome speech disorders and fears around speaking. Drawing from his own childhood experiences growing up with and getting bullied for a stutter, he writes uplifting tales that inspire kids with speech hurdles to build confidence and self-acceptance.

By day he is a DJ and leads the operations of EDM.com, the world's leading electronic dance music site, as its Managing Editor; by night, he's an author crafting stories like his book "Tongue Tied," a resource to illustrate how speech issues do not define you.

Doctors, parents and people who stutter have connected with the book's unique message: that speech disorders don't need to be "fixed." Instead of chasing a cure, they've shared how liberating it is to embrace the truth that their voice—exactly as it is—can carry them through a happy life filled with all the same possibilities as others.