Famous People Who Stutter
A famous singer who is known as the king of rock and roll and one of his biggest hits was "Hound Dog."
Elvis Presley
Stuttering is contagious. True or False.
False
Is a block where something cant come out.
yes a block is when you tense up and cant speak.
Children can stutter when they are as young as 1 to 2 years old. True or False?
True. Most people who stutter start stuttering at early age.
People who stutter are just like everyone else and should be treated the same as everyone.
Yes, people who stutter are like everybody else
An NBA basketball player who played on Orlando Magic, LA Lakers, Miami Heat, Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics
Shaquille O'Neal (also known as "Shaq"
Stuttering is something you are born with. True or False.
True. Stuttering is a biological condition.
When you stutter your muscles loose and relaxed. True or false?
False. When someone stutters their muscles tighten and that prevents them from speaking.
Name one technique that stutterers use to help control their stuttering.
Bouncing, stretching, pausing, voluntary stuttering.
Everyone in the world is disfluent in some way.
Yes, everyone in the world is disfluent in some way.
An actress who played the character Mary Poppins
Emily Blunt
Stuttering runs in families. True or False.
True. Studies of twins show that if one twin stutters, the other twin is more likely to stutter. Stutterers often have children who stuttter.
Do people who stutter have different brains?
Different? The brain of a stutterer is wired very differently from a brain of a person who does not stutter. One of the reasons why people stutter, is that it is just how their brain is made.
Telling a stutterer to slow down or say it again is a good way to help them get through a stutter.
No, telling a stutterer to slow down or say it again doesn't help them. It only adds more stress to the stutterer if they are still trying to say the word.
What causes stuttering? What is the cure for stuttering?
There is no known cause for stuttering. There is no known cure for stuttering. Speech therapy helps to learn skills to manage stuttering
The 46th President of the United States
Joe Biden
Under 2 million people stutter in the US. True or False.
False. Over 3 million people stutter in the US.
If you are 15 years old and have never stuttered before, you are still very likely to start stuttering. True or false?
False. Most children start stuttering between the ages 2 and 4.
Stuttering something you can fix. True or False.
Stuttering something you can fix. True or False.
False. In some cases, very young children outgrow their stuttering, but there is no medicine to make it stop.
How many people in the world stutter? (1) 50 million (2) 70 million (3) 100 million
(2) 70 million, or 1% of people across the world stutter.
He was Darth Vader in Star Wars
James Earl Jones
Stuttering will always happen throughout your life. True or False?
True. It will be a part of you for your entire life, but you can work on it.
Is a "repetition" where you get stuck on a word
(1) mmmmmmmy or (2) my,my,my,my
(2) A repetition is where you repeat my,my,my,my
When a stutterer is blocked on a word should He/She bounce on the first sound? True or False?
True. He/She should bounce on the word so she can say the word with fluently. Bouncing is an easy repetition of the beginning of a word.
Do more girls stutter than boys?
No, more boys stutter than girls.