Stuttering Quiz

Stuttering 1

100

Boys are more likely than girls to stutter

True

200

Stuttering and Stammering are the same thing

True

300

When a stutterer has trouble with a particular word, you can put him at ease if you tell him "Slow down...take your time...think of what you are trying to say."

False

400

More than 70 million people worldwide are stutterers

TRUE 

that's one in every 100. In the US, more than 3 million people stutter.

500

Stuttering begins around the ages of... 

2 and 5 years old

Stuttering 2

100

Self-hypnosis is a cure for stuttering

False

200

The nature of the treatment for stuttering will differ, based upon a person’s age, communication goals, and other factors.

True

300

Frustration and Tension do not cause more disfluencies

False

400

Many children go through normal periods of disfluency lasting less than 6 months

True

500

What is the most common form of stuttering? 

Developmental Stuttering 

Developmental stuttering occurs in young children while they are still learning speech and language skills

Stuttering 3

100

Children with family members who stopped stuttering are more likely to stop

True

200

1. Stuttering (aka stammering) is a the dysruption in  the flow of speech that causes it to be broken up.

True

300

Stuttering can sometimes make it difficult to communicate with other people

True

400

Stuttering is characterized by repetition of sounds, syllables, or words; prolongation of sounds; and interruptions in speech known as blocks

True

500

Possible causes for stuttering? 

Family History or Brain Differences

Stuttering 4

100

About 1% of the population stutters

True

200

Joe Biden is a person who stutters

True

300

Stuttering is a psychological condition

False 

400

As many as 80% of preschool children who begin to stutter appear to develop out of their stuttering

True

500

Speaking before a group or talking on the telephone may make a person’s stuttering less severe

False

Stuttering 5

100

People who stutter are shy and self conscious

False

200

Stuttering is just a bad habit, that can be broken when people desire

False

300

Singing, reading, or speaking in unison may temporarily reduce stuttering.

True

400

An individual who stutters doesn't knows what he or she would like to say and because of that, has trouble producing a normal flow of speech.

False

500

Teachers can diagnose stuttering

False 

Stuttering is usually diagnosed by a speech-language pathologist, a health professional who is trained to test and treat individuals with voice, speech, and language disorders