True or False: There are devices that can cure stuttering
False
True or False: Stuttering is always caused by an accident in childhood
False
True or False: Stuttering always happens at the same time and on the same words
False
Explain the light articulatory contact technique
Feel your mouth come into position to say a sound, make the articulators touch as lightly as possible
What is the name of the muscle that is most important for breathing?
Diaphragm
True or False: Stuttering is more common in boys than girls
True
True or False: About 300 Americans stutter
False
True or False: People stutter because their tongue gets stuck
False
True or False: About 5% of all kids stutter at some point in childhood
True
Explain a technique you could use when you start to stutter
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What is the attention shift technique? List an example
Consciously focus your attention on something else while talking, like a positive word
True or False: A prolongation is a type of stutter where no sound comes out
False
Explain the passive airflow technique
Take a diaphragmatic breath, slowly exhale, as you feel the air pass your lips, then begin speaking and stretch the first stretchable sound in the sentence
True or False: Stuttering happens when there is a breakdown in communication somewhere between the brain and speech muscles
True
Explain the gentle/easy onset technique
Turn your voice on with the lowest vibration/volume, smoothly increase the the volume and strength of your voice
True or False: A block is a type of stutter where a sound or syllable gets stretched out
False
True or False: About 60% of people who stutter also have a relative who stutters
True
True or False: Stuttering affects only very few people (less than 1 million) around the world
False
True or False: Stuttering only happens at school
False
True or False: People who stutter aren't as smart as people who don't stutter
False
True or False: Lots of people around the world stutter (over 70 million)
True
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