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Stuttering Facts

Stuttering Blocks – What Are They?

Fluency Shaping TechniquesStuttering blocks occur in the connected speech of people who stutter. Stuttering “blocks”  are usually categorized as:      Repetitions – Repeating the same sound or syllable several times. Repetitions usually occur at the beginning of words although sometimes at the end or even the middle syllable. The schwa sound “uh” is commonly […]

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Types of Stuttering

The types of stuttering most commonly seen are below. These show how the stuttering is produced. And show what the person who stutters does when they stutter. Stuttering Disfluencies are classified as: Repetitions Single syllable whole word repetitions – like “I-I-I-I-I want a cup.” Part word and sound repetitions  – like “give me a  cu-cu-cu-cup.” Sound

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Why People Stutter

Many people want to know – “why people stutter”. Stuttering occurs in about one percent of adults worldwide. Therefore, in the US, that would be over 3 million people who stutter. Worldwide there are 70 million. The outdated psychological theory of why people stutter What causes stuttering in the first place? For many years, stuttering was thought

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Stuttering Causes

Researchers are still studying the underlying stuttering causes. A combination of factors may be involved. Some of the  stuttering causes include: Abnormalities in speech motor control. Neuroimaging studies using PET scans or functional MRI to examine adults who stutter have shown different patterns of brain activation during stuttering and even at rest. Stutterers show more activation

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Stuttering Modification vs Fluency Shaping – My opinion

Stuttering Modification techniques were developed by Charles Van Riper  in the 1930s. Clinicians wanted to teach clients to “stutter more easily”. They taught techniques to reduce tension by training muscle relaxation during the moments of stuttering. Some of these procedures are “pull-outs” (reducing tension during the stuttering moment) and “cancellations” (completing the stuttering moment and

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