Stuttering Factsx1
Stuttering is contagious. True or False?
False. You cannot catch stuttering from a person who stutters.
Both children and adults stutter. True or False?
True. Most people start stuttering between 2-4 years of age and some continue to stutter into adulthood. Everyone is different in their experience.
You should avoid stuttering to make it stop. True or False?
False: Stuttering is a part of you and avoiding it can make a stuttering moment more intense
Most people who stutter start in their early childhood. TRUE OR FALSE
True. Most people start to stutter between 2-4 years of age.
Talking about stuttering is important to feel empowered as a person who stutters. True or False?
True. Stuttering is a part of you just like you eyes, hands, and nose. It makes you who you are.
Stuttering runs in families. True or False?
True. People who stutter often have children who stuttter or a parent that continues to stutter into adulthood or stuttered as a child.
Stuttering is the stutterer's fault. True or False?
False. It's nobody's fault. The person who stutters doesn't choose to stutter. It is also something that you shouldn't be ashamed of.
It is okay if friends or family interrupt you or finish your sentences when you stutter. True or False?
False: This can lead to feelings of increased pressure and anxiety which can make the stuttering moment worse. Often people feel the need to help finish a stuttering person’s words and interrupt their thoughts. Instead, allow the individual to finish their thought and treat it as you would any other conversation
If you stutter you can not have a job that requires a lot of talking - like an actor or politician.
False. There are many famous people who stutter.
Bonus Points: Name a famous person who stutters.
Practicing stuttering and stuttering openly can help control a stutter. TRUE OR FALSE.
TRUE. Voluntary stuttering can reduce the anxiety and tension associated with stuttering making the experience easier to manage and control.
There are about three million people in our world who stutter. True or False?
True. They are both children and adults. Three million people is a lot of people! If that many people stood in a long line and held hands, they would stretch all the way across the United States.
Having a lot of tension in our speech machine can make moments of stuttering more intense. True or False?
True. Reducing the tension we feel will help us ease out of a stutter and give us more control in managing it.
Telling a person who stutters to slow down or say it again is a good way to help them get through a stutter. True or False?
False. Telling a stutterer to slow down or say it again doesn't help them. It only adds more stress to the stutterer if they are still trying to say the word.
The way someone stutters and how much someone stutters always stays the same
TRUE OR FALSE
FALSE. The way someone stutters can change from day to day, from moment to moment and from person to person.
Having others listen and take turns talking can help a person who stutters when speaking. True or False?
True. Giving time to the person who stutters to finish what they want to lowers anxiety and is respectful to the person who stutters.
Stuttering affects more girls than boys. True or False?
False, more boys are known to stutter than girls. But both are known to stutter!
Can you name at least three parts of the speech machine?
Brain, Lungs, Vocal Folds, Tongue, Teeth, Mouth etc.
What is the name of the technique that we have talked about that helps increase our awareness of a stutter and the tension we feel?
Cancellations!
EXTRA 100+ POINT:
Can you name the 3 steps of doing a cancellation?
How many types of stuttering have we talked about?
Three!
Bonus Points +100:
Can you name all three?
It's important to talk to friends and family about stuttering. True or False?
True. Friends and family are our biggest support systems and they want the best for you. Talking about stuttering with everyone you love is important.
Feeling excited or nervous can make a person who stutters stutter even more. True or False
True. We all have moments of bumpy speech when we feel intense emotions and that is very normal.
If you are a person who stutters it will always be a part of your life. True or false?
True. Someone children stop as they grow older and some continue. Everyone is different. You can learn strategies to help be in control and manage moments of stuttering, and it is what makes you unique. It is a special part of you that you can learn to take control of and manage.
You should avoid talking in public or over the phone if you stutter. True or False?
False. Talking to someone (even new people) can make a lot of people nervous which is normal! There are strategies that can be used to ease the tension and make you feel more comfortable. It just takes practice!
When you stutter your muscles loose and relaxed. True or false?
False. When someone stutters their muscles tighten and that is a factor that changes the way the speaking machine works during speech.
The more I learn about stuttering and practice stuttering openly the more in control I will be. True or False?
True. Stuttering tension often occurs from avoiding a stutter. Stuttering can actually help someone who stutters be in control of how they speak.