Famous People Who Stutter
He was a president of the United States.
Who is Joe Biden?
The current number of people who stutter in America.
What are 3 million people?
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.
She's a star of Disney's Jungle Cruise.
Who is Emily Blunt?
The current percentage of people who stutter in the world.
What is 1%? (Which is about 70 million people)
This is the term for when a word is stretched out for a long period of time.
What is a prolongation? Example: MMMMM-Michigan
Therapy focuses on both fluency and the impact of stuttering on the client's life.
What is a stuttering fact! Speech therapy aims to increase the frequency of fluent speech and the quality of life.
Stuttering is only about bumpy speech, or disfluencies.
False. Stuttering includes disfluencies, but can also create tension in your body and affects how you feel about yourself.
A British pop star who is known for songs like Thinking Out Loud, Perfect, and Castle on the Hill.
Who is Ed Sheeran?
The number of boys vs girls who stutter.
What are 4 boys to 1 girl?
This is the term for when a part of the word is repeated.
What is a partial-word repetition? Example: pa-pa-pa-participant
Nervousness causes stuttering.
What is a stuttering myth! Nervousness is not the cause of stuttering although being nervous could impact fluency in all individuals.
I need to work on stuttering only during my speech classes.
False! Working on stuttering in a variety of settings will be the most beneficial.
Also, there are many groups across the country who meet to discuss all things stuttering. Talking with others who stutter, sharing your experiences, and learning about other's lives can be very helpful. friendswhostutter.org has a teen group meeting via Zoom as early as Sept 2.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYtduGvqTkjG9xWgBQ4E0UyvwuMtKcpOLtl
This actor is best known for being the voice of Darth Vadar in the original Star Wars triology.
Who is James Earl Jones?
The age when many kids will start stuttering.
What is from 2 to 6 years of age?
This is the term for when a one-syllable word is repeated.
Forcing a left-handed person to become right-handed causes stuttering.
What is a stuttering myth.
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.
A famous mathematician and scientist who formulated the Laws of Motion.
Who is Sir Isaac Newton?
The #1 "cause" of stuttering.
These are things some people do to try to "get out" of stuttering?
What are avoidance behaviors? (Examples: eye blinking, stamping feet, head nodding) While tempting to try to move on with speaking in the moment, these are not helpful in the long term.
Stuttering on purpose (intentional stuttering) will make stuttering worse.
What is a stuttering myth? Practicing intentional stuttering can be a highly beneficial technique to improve speaking in a variety of situations.
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.