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You're more likely to stutter if you speak more than one language.
False.
Identifying Or Labeling A Child As A Stutterer Results In Chronic Stuttering.
This was the premise of an infamous study from 1939. The study was discredited decades ago, but this outdated theory still crops up occasionally.
Stuttering Is Caused By Emotional Trauma.
False.
Stress causes all stuttering.
False. Many complex factors are involved. Stress is not the cause, but it certainly can aggravate stuttering.
It helps to tell a person to “take a deep breath before talking,” or “think about what you want to say first.”
False. This advice only makes a person more self-conscious, making the stuttering worse.
What is an example of an activity that could be a stuttering trigger?
Reading a book out loud to a class
Give an example of a repetition using the word "stutter"
st-st-stutter
Name one stuttering modification strategy.
Cancellation, Pull-out, Easy Onset
Is there an instant miracle cure for stuttering?
No
When does stuttering usually begin? Childhood or adulthood?
childhood
People who stutter sometimes 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.
FACT. These behaviors can actually increase stuttering.
Stuttering varies significantly over time: Sometimes, people will have periods in which the stuttering appears to go away, only to have it return. This variability is normal. T/F
True
T/F About 1% of the world’s population stutters.
True
T/F Stuttering can begin gradually and develop over time, or it can appear suddenly.
True
People who stutter are imitating a stuttering parent or relative.
False
T/F When people stutter, they might feel like they have lost control of their speech mechanism.
True
People stutter because they are nervous.
False
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. T/F
True
T/F you're more likely to stutter if you have a family member who also stutters.
true
Can being nervous make symptoms of stuttering worse?
Yes
What is self-disclosure?
telling a listener that you stutter, this self-disclosure may positively impact the listeners' perceptions of the stutter
True/False. Stuttering is linked to intelligence.
False
Name one famous person who stutters.
Joe Biden, Ed Sheeran, James Earl Jones
Who is more likely to stutter, men or women?
Men