STUTTERING JEOPARDY

Stuttering Facts 1

100

Stuttering is contagious. True or False?

False. You cannot catch stuttering from a person who stutters.

200

Stuttering something you are born with. True or False?

True. Stuttering is a biological condition.

300

Stuttering runs in families. True or False?

True. Studies of twins show that if one twin stutters, the other twin is more likely to stutter. Stutterers often have children who stuttter.

400

Do people who stutter always stutter the same way? Yes or No?

No. People who stutter are unique and have different ways of stuttering.

500

What is the percent of people in the world who stutters?

At least 1% - in other words at least 1 in every 100 people in the world is a person who stutters.

Stuttering Facts 2

100

People usually begin to stutter when they are learning to speak. True or False?

True. Usually people begin to stutter when they are 2-7 years old!

200

What are secondary behaviors?

Something some people who stutter do when they stutter sometimes it could be blinking, tapping their knee, turning their head. Usually it's because in the past it has helped them continue from the stuttering moment so they may now do it when they stutter.

300

Everyone stutters sometimes. True or False?

False. While everyone has times when they are disfluent, only people who stutter often have a feeling of being stuck and tension in their mouth, tongue, and/or throat during a stuttering moment.

400

More boys stutter than girls. True or False?

True

500

Is the brain of someone who stutters the same as somewhere who doesn't stutter?

Different. The brain of a person who stutters is wired differently from a brain of a person who does not stutter. It is one of the reasons why people stutter, is that it is just how their brain is made. Everyone's brain is wired a little differently!

Stuttering Facts 3

100

What does stuttering is variable means?

That day to day and even setting (at school, at home, with friends, with family) you can stutter more or less, and in different ways. This is normal, it is a part of stuttering!

200

Stuttering is different for every person who stutters. True or False?

True! Everyone stutters a little differently, a different amount, and has their secondary behaviors or maybe none at all. It just depends!

300

Does stuttering have to start in a family or can you stutter when it does not run in a family?

We only know that stuttering is a biological and neurological condition, not contagious. No one is to blame.

400

Does stuttering affect more females than males?

Males. Stuttering affects 4 times as many males as females.

500

If you stutter you can NOT have a job that requires a lot of talking - like an actor or politician. True or False?

False. There are many famous actors, actresses and politicians who stutter. Bonus Points: Name a famous actor or actress who stutters.