True or False: Stuttering is caused by nervousness.
False
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True or False: 100,000 Canadians are people who stutter.
False: Roughly 290,000 Canadians are people who stutter.
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What are secondary behaviours? BONUS: give some examples!
Learned responses to stuttering.
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What are the 5 components of the speech system?
Lungs, larynx, mouth (articulators), ears, brain
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True or False: More boys stutter than girls.
True
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True or False: There is a cure for stuttering.
False
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What causes stuttering?
We don't know! Some of the factors that play a role include: genetics, the motor system, and capacities and demands. It's likely a combination of factors!
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True or False: As many as 80% of young children who start to stutter stop stuttering on their own.
True
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True or False: Stuttering is a disorder caused by problems organizing language in the brain.
False
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True or False: Stuttering can increase when you are tired or excited.
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What are some strategies that can be used by listeners to help people who stutter?
Maintaining eye contact, giving time to speak, not finishing sentences, demonstrating that they are listening.
