Characteristics of Stuttering
This is the term for when a person has a hard time getting a word out, often on the first sound of a word.
What is a block? example: I see a (pause) butterfly.
Stuttering can increase or decrease over time.
Stuttering is the same every day, in every situation.
False. Stuttering can change from day to day and be better or worse depending on the situation or who you are talking to.
This is the term for when a word is stretched out for a long period of time.
What is a prolongation? Example: MMMMM-Michigan
Nervousness causes stuttering.
What is a stuttering myth! Nervousness is not the cause of stuttering although being nervous could impact fluency in all individuals.
Stuttering can be 100% "cured."
False, while there is no "cure" for stuttering, you can learn to manage it and reduce the number of disfluencies in your speech.
This is the term for when a part of the word is repeated.
What is a partial-word repetition? Example: pa-pa-pa-participant
Forcing a left-handed person to become right-handed causes stuttering.
What is a stuttering myth.
It's okay to stutter.
True!! There's a reason this one is worth 500 points. We are going to talk A LOT about this one, but for now, I just want you to at least know that this is true.