How we talk and causes of stuttering
Stuttering is caused by vocal folds closing causing the airflow to stop
True! We talked about it last session
A repetition is when you hold onto a speech sound to long
A repetition happens when part of words are repeated. It could also be a sound (letter) repetition.
How can we make it easier for us to remember the fluency tools?
We can create a fluency tool box to be able physically see what are the fluency tools we have talked about.
Stuttering 101: Where teens who stutter, their families and friends, and stuttering allies can access accurate and up-to-date information about stuttering
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James Earl Jones
Emotions and environment can influence your stutter
Becoming more aware disfluencies, can cause negative feelings relating to speaking and it may increase tension. Emotional factors are difficult to measure, and cannot be considered the primary cause of stuttering.
Is it true that there are 4 types of stuttering
This is false! We have different kinds of disfluencies such as interjection, prolongations, blocks/stops, repetitions, revisions and unfinished words.
Self-Advertising and identifying way that you could use help at school/home are a few strategies
A place where you can read and understand about stuttering?
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Steve Harvey
It is said that we only use our facial and oral muscles to produce speech.
False! We use many parts of our body to produce speech
What is avoidance behavior?
Behaviors that are used to avoid stuttering when anticipating a stutter (changing a word, or using eye blinking)
Knowledge is the best way for your support system to understand what you go through! As well as allowing them to remind you of things you'd like to remember such as your fluency tools.
Where can you find resource videos to learn about stuttering?
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Kendrick Lamar
People who have had brain injuries can never have a stutter
False. In some rare cases, stuttering is the result of brain injury or severe psychological trauma. This form of stuttering, known as “acquired” stuttering
What is a "covert" stutterer"
The word "covert" means not openly acknowledged or displayed. A "covert" stutterer is someone who works hard to hide their stuttering.
There's medication that will help a person to stop stuttering completely
There's no cure, which is why we focus on overcoming the fear of speaking, and utilize fluency tools to monitor speech.
Blogs, videos, brochures, podcasts and many other things are provided where?
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Elvis Presley
Our brain controls the movement of our vocal folds.
True! Voice production is under the control of the laryngeal motor cortex (LMC)
Revising (stopping and starting over again) is a type of dysfluency.
This is true. It is pretty common for everyone to have dysfluencies.
How can we reduce avoidance?
Identifying your avoidance behaviors, challenging yourself and being more confident!
A good place to talk to meet other teens who stutter?
Our stuttering group! Being in a group can provide information, a supportive environment, and a community for people who stutter.
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Joe Biden