Essay On Stuttering

Often referred to by many as stammering, the Stuttering Foundation defined stuttering as a “communication disorder in which the flow of speech is broken by repetitions (li-li-like this), prolongations (lllllike this), or abnormal stoppages (no sound) of sounds and syllables.”It is believed that about one percent in every general population stutters, being more common in males than females. With the precise cause of stuttering unknown and the combination of factors such as genetics, development (child), family dynamics and now incites from neurophysiology, greatly subscribes why stuttering is different for everyone as it continues or worsen. In current research, neuroscientists and clinicians specialized in the area, recognized the most persistent explanatory model for the complex causation of stuttering. Presented is a relation to abnormal brain processes involved in speaking. Positron emission tomography(PET scan) used by doctors as cited in The Stuttering Foundation, provided evidence that
Interjections made by these children are sometimes mistaken by parents and others as a child’s normal process of developing their speech and vocabulary. Nevertheless, stuttering continues into late childhood and sometimes appears in adults, where if not treated will forever affect the individual’s life. This misconception and myths have accompanied the understanding the concept of stuttering. It is believed that persons stutter out of habit and that that habit can be easily broken if need be. According to the National Stuttering Association (NSA), stuttering is not out of habit, but “because stuttering is a neurological condition, many, if not most, people who stutter as older children or adults will continue to do so—in some fashion—even when they work very hard at changing their speech.” Others believe that as individuals continue to develop their stuttering would eventually disappear with