What is stuttering?
What is stuttering?
Stuttering is a communication disorder involving disruptions in a person's speech.
How many people in the world stutter?
1% or 70 million
What are fluency enhancing techniques and stutter modification techniques?
Fluency enhancing: Trying to stutter less, strategies to promote fluency
Stutter modification: When I stutter, I can use this technique
What muscle supports breathing and movement of lungs?
Diaphragm
What are some random things that can enhance fluency?
Reading, singing, talking in an accent, talking to a metronome
What is the cause of stuttering?
There is not a known cause, but there is likely some kind of genetic link. There are also known risk factors for chronic stuttering.
What is the ratio of boys to girls who stutter?
4:1 4 times as many boys stutter
What are the 3 fluency-enhancing techniques?
Easy onset, slowed rate of speech, continuous voicing
How is voice produced?
The vocal folds vibrate.
What are 3 myths about stuttering?
*different answers
What are secondary behaviors?
They are something people do in reaction to their own stuttering that can feel like it helps but is usually not helpful.
At what age do children typically begin stuttering?
Between the ages of 2 and 5.
What is pseudo-stuttering? Why do we do it?
Pseudo-stuttering is fake stuttering. We do it to show that you can have control and to desensitize myself to stuttering.
What are the articulators?
Tongue, lips, teeth, palate
Name 3 celebrities or famous people who stutter/stuttered.
*different answers
What are some risk factors for chronic stuttering?
-being a boy
-having a parent who stutters
-age you start stuttering
-other speech and language concerns
What percent of children will stutter at some point in their life?
5-10%
Use cancellation technique in a sentence telling about food.
*action
Where can it feel like stuttering happens?
Throat, any of the articulators, breath/diaphragm/lungs
What is stuttering called in UK and other countries?
Stammering
Is there a cure for stuttering?
No. But there are techniques that can be taught and people who stutter can choose whether or not to use them.
How many Americans stutter?
3 million
What is cancellation technique?
When you stutter: cancel or stop, think about where the stutter happened and relax, then say it again and stretch out the sound
What are the 3 stuttering behaviors?
blocks, prolongations, and sound repetitions
Do all people stutter?
Yes, there are normal disfluencies and "stutter-like" disfluencies.