Knowledge about Stutters
True or False: A stutter when no noise comes out is a block
True - a block
(or inaudible prolongation)
True or False: People stutter because they are nervous.
False. Nervousness may increase stuttering but does not cause it.
True or False: Stuttering is a neurological (brain) condition
True. Stuttering is a disconnect between signals from the brain to the speech machine. The brain of a stutterer is wired very differently from a brain of a person who does not stutter. One of the reasons why people stutter is that it is just how their brain is made.
True or False: Stuttering is more common among males
True. The ratio of boys to girls who stutter is 4:1
True or False: It’s okay to stutter.
True
True or False: A prolongation is stretching out a sound or syllable of a word
True. It sounds like ssssssing
True or False: People who stutter are less intelligent than those who do not stutter.
False. Stuttering does not impact cognition.
True or False: There is a genetic component to stuttering.
True. There is likely some kind of genetic link, as people who stutter often have other people in their family who stutter.
True or False:70 million people stutter in the world
True.
True or False: Famous people stutter too
President Joe Biden, Ed Sheeran, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Darren Sproles, Kendrick Lamar, James Earl Jones, Maryilyn Monroe, and Sir Isaac Newton all stuttered.
True or False: a reflection is repeating a sound or word.
False. A repetition is repeating part of a word or sound, ex: b-b-b-but
True or False: Stuttering is a bad habit you can break
False.
True or False: Stuttering is contagious.
False. You cannot catch stuttering, it is not a disease.
True or False: Kids usually start stuttering between ages 2 and 4.
True
True or False: If I come to speech therapy, I can cure my stutter.
False. There is no "cure" for stuttering, but you can learn to manage it and reduce the number of disfluencies in your speech. You can also learn to love your speech.
True or False: PAUSING is a strategy where you stop after every few words to slow down your rate of speech and increase clarity (how well you're understood).
True. This is something a lot of public speakers use, and it can help with stuttering
True or False: Speaking more than one language contributes to stuttering
False. Bilingualism does not increase stuttering
True or False: Stuttering is the same all the time
False, it is variable. Stuttering can change from day to day and be better or worse depending on the situation or who you are talking to.
True or False: 3 million people in the United States stutter.
True (1% of the population)
True or False: I am special, what I have to say matters, and my voice is important.
True! You are a great communicator! You will dream big and speak from your heart!
True or False: People who cannot speak fluently can sing fluently sometimes
True! It uses a different part of the brain. Studies show that when stutterers sing, whisper, read aloud or act, they often don't stutter as much.
True or False: People who stutter can have jobs where they have to talk a lot (like teacher, singer, politician, actor, etc).
True. You can do anything!
True or False: three types of stutters are repetitions, prolongations, and hiccups
False. Hiccups are not a type of stutter
True or False: A greater percentage of adults stutter than children.
False. 1% of adults stutter while 3% of children stutter.
True or False: People can be good listeners to me by speaking for me.
False. People can be good listeners by giving me time to speak.