So what is stuttering?
Stuttering Strategies
Components of stuttering
Facts/Myths about stuttering
Feelings/Attitudes about stuttering
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What is speech fluency?

the flow or rate of speech production

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What is pausing and phrasing?

What is taking pauses in your speech? Making it easier for others to understand you and reducing stuttering behaviors by relaxing the muscles involved in speech production

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What are the 3 components of stuttering?
core behaviors, secondary behaviors, feelings/attitudes
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True or false: People stutter because they are nervous. Explain why.
False. Nervousness may worsen stuttering but does not cause it.
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True or false: People who stutter often fall victim to bullying in schools.
True
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Why do people stutter?

There is no single reason why people stutter.

we know it has a genetic component.

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What is the difference between speech modification and stuttering management strategies?

Speech modification strategies change the way you speak by reducing disfluencies; stuttering management strategies accept stuttering behaviors and talk around them.

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What is avoidance?
staying away from specific words, people, or situations in order to avoid stuttering
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True or false: If you speak more than one language, you will only stutter in your first language. Explain.
False: People who stutter will stutter in whatever language they speak, although how much they stutter will vary.
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What is the difference between feelings and attitudes?
Feelings are immediate emotional reactions, attitudes are longterm feelings
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What are disfluencies?
interruptions in the natural flow of speech
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catching a stuttering event, finishing it, and repeating what you wanted to say in a more relaxed manner
What is cancellation?
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What are the different types of core behaviors?
repetitions, interjections, blocks, repetitions
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True or false: Stuttering is caused by bad parenting. Explain why.

False. Stress-related to parenting may affect stuttering but does not cause it.

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True or false: Only negative feelings arise out of stuttering.
False
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What is stuttering?

Stuttering is when the parts of your body involved in talking don't work together and cause interruptions in the flow of speech.

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What is easy onset?
relaxed and produced initiation of speech, starting a sound, syllable, or word at a slow, smooth rate by stretching the duration of each syllable within a word for up to 2 seconds
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What are physical concomitants?

What are physical behaviors that happen during a stuttering event?

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True or false: There is no cure for stuttering. Explain.
True. Although there are strategies to manage stuttering, there is no known cure for stuttering.
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Name three common negative feelings someone with stuttering might feel.
shame, embarrassment, fear, self-consciousness, spite, guilt
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True or false: Your brain, lungs, vocal cords, lips, and tongue all work together to allow you to talk.
True
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What is pull-out?
catching a stutter in the middle of a word, phrase, or sentence and restarting what you were saying with relaxed speech
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What are the types of secondary behaviors associated with stuttering?
motor behaviors, avoidance, expectancy, physiologic
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Stuttering happens more in boys than girls.
True
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Name 3 positive feelings someone may feel about their stuttering.
self-confidence, pride, self-acceptance
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