Stuttering

So what is stuttering?

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What is speech fluency?

the flow or rate of speech production

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Do we know why people stutter?

No, there is no single reason why people stutter.

we know it has a genetic component.

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What are disfluencies?

interruptions in the natural flow of speech

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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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True or false: Your brain, lungs, vocal cords, lips, and tongue all work together to allow you to talk.

True

Stuttering Strategies

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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 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 cancellation?

catching a stuttering event, finishing it, and repeating what you wanted to say in a more relaxed manner

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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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Self-Disclosure is when you...

Tell people about your stutter and how they can respond to it.

Components of stuttering

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What are the different types of dysfluencies? 

sound repetitions

sound prolongations

blocks

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What is avoidance?

staying away from specific words, people, or situations in order to avoid stuttering

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What are the different types of core behaviors?

repetitions, interjections, blocks, repetitions

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What are physical concomitants?

What are physical behaviors that happen during a stuttering event?

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What are the types of secondary behaviors associated with stuttering?

motor behaviors, avoidance, expectancy, physiologic

Facts/Myths about stuttering

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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: 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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True or False: you have to use your strategies all the time to speak

False! Stuttering is okay, the strategies help if we choose to use them.

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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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Stuttering happens more in boys than girls.

True! 4 times as many adult men stutter compared to adult women.

Feelings/Attitudes about stuttering

100

True or false: People who stutter often fall victim to bullying in schools.

True

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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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True or false: Only negative feelings arise out of stuttering.

False

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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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Name 3 positive feelings someone may feel about their stuttering.

self-confidence, pride, self-acceptance