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FAMOUS PEOPLE
STUTTERING SYMPTOMS
STUTTERING FACTS
STUTTERING STRATEGIES
RANDOM
100
HE WAS AN ENGLISH KING WHO STUTTERED.
KING GEORGE THE VI
100
IT'S WHEN YOU REPEAT THE SAME SOUND, SYLLABLE, OR WORD MULTIPLE TIMES.
REPETITIONS
100
IT'S ANOTHER WORD FOR STUTTERING.
STAMMERING
100
THE STRATEGY THAT WORKS ON STARTING YOUR SPEECH SLOW AND EASY.
EASY SPEECH? (EASY ONSETS / EASY STARTS)
100
THIS IS A KNOWN RISK FACTOR FOR STUTTERING. FIGURES MAY VARY BUT HALF OF THE STUTTERERS (OR MORE) REPORT THIS.
FAMILY HISTORY OF STUTTERING
200
HE USED TO STUTTER AND LISP. BEST KNOW FOR HIS PORTRAYAL OF HANNIBAL LECTER.
ANTHONY HOPKINS?
200
IT'S WHEN YOU HOLD A SOUND FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.
PROLONGATIONS
200
BOYS

WHO IS MORE LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED BY STUTTERING?

WHO CAN'T IRON A SHIRT?

WHO'S TOO PROUD TO ASK FOR DIRECTIONS WHEN THEY'RE LOST? etc.... :-)

200

THE STRATEGY WHERE YOU HOLD OUT A WORD JUST SLIGHTLY TO SLOW DOWN YOUR SPEECH.

HINT: IT IS ALSO WHAT YOU DO BEFORE YOU EXERCISE

STRETCHED SPEECH (or STRETCHY SPEECH)
200
CHILDREN WHO STUTTER ARE VERY LIKELY TO BE HURT BY THIS AT SCHOOL.
TEASING? // BULLYING
300
THIS PRETTY WOMAN STUTTERED WHEN SHE WAS YOUNGER.
JULIA ROBERTS?
300
UNUSUAL FACE OR BODY MOVEMENTS.
SECONDARY BEHAVIORS
300
IT OCCURS WHEN THE STUTTER IS DRAMATICALLY REDUCED OR EVEN ELIMINATED WHEN A STUTTERER SPEAK OR SIGN IN UNISON WITH OTHERS.
WHAT IS THE CHORAL EFFECT?
300
THE TRADITIONAL FORM OF STUTTERING THERAPY IN WHICH YOU DO NOT TRY TO ELIMINATE STUTTERING, BUT TRY TO MINIMIZE ITS IMPACT AND OCCURRENCE
 STUTTERING MODIFICATION
300
FOR THEM, THE PROGNOSIS FOR RECOVERY IS VERY GOOD
 PRESCHOOLERS
400
HE WROTE "ALICE IN WONDERLAND". HE SUFFERED FROM STUTTERING WHEN HE WAS YOUNG.
LEWIS CARROLL?
400
INAPPROPRIATE CESSATION OF SOUND AND AIR, OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH FREEZING OF THE MOVEMENT OF THE TONGUE, LIPS AND / OR VOCAL FOLDS.
BLOCKS
400
ABOUT 5%
WHAT PERCENT OF CHILDREN GO THROUGH A PERIOD OF STUTTERING FOR 6 MONTHS OR MORE?
400
IT'S A FLUENCY SHAPING TECHNIQUE. WHEN YOU TOUCH YOUR ARTICULATORS TOGETHER VERY SOFTLY.
LIGHT (ARTICULATORY) CONTACTS?
400
RESEARCH SHOWS THAT PEOPLE WHO STUTTER SEE THE MOST SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES WHEN THE SLP AND THE PATIENT HAVE THIS.
THE THERAPEUTIC ALLIANCE
500
FAMOUS AMERICAN ACTOR WHO STRUGGLED WITH STUTTERING THROUGHOUT HIS FIRST 20 YEARS.
BRUCE WILLIS
500
ITS WHEN A STUTTERER ADDS IN "WORDS" SUCH AS "UM", "UH" OR LIKE' FREQUENTLY OR REPEATEDLY IN A SENTENCE
INTERJECTIONS (ALSO CALLED FILLERS)
500
ABOUT 1%
WHAT PERCENT OF THE POPULATION STUTTER?
500
IT TRAINS STUTTERERS TO SPEAK FLUENTLY WIH RELAXED BREATHING, VOCAL FOLDS, AND ARTICULATION (LIPS, JAW, TONGUE)
FLUENCY SHAPING THERAPY
500
AN ASSISTIVE DEVICE THAT ALTERS THE PITCH AND PLAYS THE WORDS BACK MILLISECONDS LATER.

AN ALTERED AUDITORY FEEDBACK DEVICE

THEY ARE ELECTRONIC DEVICES INTENDED TO IMPROVE THE FLUENCY OF PEOPLE WHO STUTTER; MOST ELECTRONIC FLUENCY DEVICES CHANGE THE SOUND OF THE USER'S VOICE IN HIS / HER EAR.