People who stutter can overcome the burden of stuttering and live full lives regardless of whether or how much they stutter.
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Stuttering is a genetically influenced condition: most of the time, if there is one person in a family who stutters, there will be another person in the family who also stutters.
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Identifying or labeling a child as a stutterer results in chronic stuttering.
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People who stutter often try to avoid stuttering, perhaps by trying to speak quickly, by forcing through moments of stuttering, or by not speaking at all when they fear that they might stutter.
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Stuttering is associated with differences in the brain; it is not just a behavior that children learn or pick up from listening to other people who stutter.
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Stuttering varies across situations: sometimes people stutter a lot, and sometimes they stutter a little.
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People who stutter are less intelligent or capable.
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Stuttering is caused by bad parenting.
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Stuttering is more common among males than females.
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People who stutter are shy and self-conscious.
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Stuttering varies significantly over time: Sometimes, people will have periods in which the stuttering appears to go away, only to have it return.