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What Causes Stammering?

Posted Mar 10 2009 3:17pm

So what really is the cause of stammering? The truth is, we don’t really know. Scientists and speech pathologists have been discussing this for many years and have yet to come to an agreement.

Some scientists believe it’s genetic and some of us just have a propensity to stutter. It is possible that there is a genetic tendency in families for a specific abnormality in the left side of the brain.

Some think that it is developmental and caused by environmental or social factors. Most of us will grow out of this after a few years and may not even remember stuttering in our early childhood.

Some will argue that it is “neurogenic”, which just means that signalling problems between the brain and the nerves causes this to happen. Speech isn’t actually formed in a single part of the brain. One part of the speech center in the cortex is responsible for verbs, another for nouns and yet another for putting together a complete sentence. Signaling problems can prevent the brain from being able to coordinate properly the different parts of speech.

The best person to diagnose if you have a speech disorder such as stammering is a certified and licensed speech and language pathologist (SLP). The SLP is trained to conduct thorough diagnostic tests that will determine the appropriate treatment or therapy. With young children they will often recomend just waiting to see if this can be overcome naturally without intervention.

Currently, there is no available “cure” for stuttering but there are plenty of treatments, some more effective than others.

Some doctors have utilized electronic devices and prescription drugs to treat stuttering. Unfortunately, the use of drugs can cause undesirable side effects, especially in children. Relying on a machine is not always a convenient and accessible option, especially when you or your child has to move around. No child want to go to the school playground looking different from the other kids.

Speech therapists will often use a treatment that has the patient speaking very slowly, starting with short phrases then working up to faster speech and longer sentences. Unfortunately stuttering is often triggered by stressful social situation and, once out of the therapists office, the training is often forgotten. It is therefore important to address the triggers that cause stuttering as well as the stuttering itself.

Whatever the causes of stammering it’s important that you do not suffer in silence or become withdrawn from your friends and society because of what is now a minor and treatable handicap.

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