FACT OR MYTH
We know why people stutter
Myth
True or False? Fluency enhancing strategies changes the way you stutter.
False
True or False? Modification is when you practice speaking fluently.
False
46th president of the US
Joe Biden
True or False. Being so elated and on top of this world can make you stutter more.
True.
If someone in your family stutters, you have a higher chance to also stutter
Fact
When you make all consonant sounds light and soft in your mouth
Soft contacts
When you stutter, pause, then ease in the rest of your sentence.
Cancellation
He sang songs like A team, Sing, and Thinking out Loud
Ed Sheeran
These are examples of the things you do that make you look like you stutter.
Eye blinking, head jerking, shaking knees, avoidant eye contact, jaw tension, etc.
People stutter because they are nervous
Myth
When you stretch out the first word of your sentence
Ease in
When you stutter but keep speaking, locating the tension in your articulators and relaxing it to say the rest of your sentence
Pullout or Melt away
A really great golfer.
Tiger Woods
These are examples of the things that happen that make you stutter more
Environmental demands, speaking demands, cognitive demands, changes in routine, life changes, emotions, etc.
Stuttering varies significantly over time. Sometimes, people will have periods in which the stuttering appears to go away, only to have it return later. The variability is normal.
Fact
EX: i like tomato soup VS. I LiKe ToMaTo SouP
Soft contacts
EX: I Llllll- like bananas.
Cancellation
Been in big blockbuster movies like Nick Fury in Avengers
Samuel L. Jackson
1%
Stuttering is more common among males than females. The ratio is about 4:1.
Fact
Ex: iiiiiiiii.....really don't know
Ease in
EX: I LLLLlllllllllllike to play so many games.
Pullout or Melt away
Australian American actress starring in movies like Bewitched
Nicole Kidman
An organization to learn more about stuttering
The Stuttering Foundation, The National Association of Young People who Stutter.