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Stuttering (known as stammering in the United Kingdom, sometimes misspelled studdering ) is a speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by involuntary repetitions and prolongations of sounds, syllables, words or phrases; and involuntary silent pauses or blocks in which the stutterer is unable to produce sounds.
The term stuttering is most commonly associated with involuntary sound repetition, but it also encompasses the abnormal hesitation or pausing before speech, referred to by stutterers as blocks, and the prolongation of certain sounds, usually vowels. Much of what constitutes "stuttering" cannot be observed by the listener; this includes such things as sound and word fears, situational fears, anxiety, tension, shame, and a feeling of "loss of control" during speech. The emotional state of the individual who stutters in response to the stuttering often constitutes the most difficult aspect of the disorder. The term "stuttering", as popularly used, covers a wide spectrum of severity: it may encompass individuals with barely perceptible impediments, for whom the disorder is largely cosmetic, as well as others with extremely severe symptoms, for whom the problem can effectively prevent most oral communication.
Stuttering is generally not a problem with the physical production of speech sounds (see Voice disorders) or putting thoughts into words (see Dyslexia, Cluttering). Despite popular perceptions to the contrary, stuttering does not affect and has no bearing on intelligence. Apart from their speech problem, people who stutter are generally normal. Anxiety, low confidence, nervousness, and stress therefore do not cause stuttering, although they are very often the result of living with a highly stigmatized disability.
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RT @BAYBAYBAYvh1: Do stuttering people stutter when they're thinking to themselves?
dphillgood (Dphill'from'da;hill) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:03:36 -0000
RT @BAYBAYBAYvh1: Do stuttering people stutter when they're thinking to themselves?
RT @BAYBAYBAYvh1 Do stuttering people stutter when they're thinking to themselves?
DefinitelyZEE (Zee ) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:01:12 -0000
RT @BAYBAYBAYvh1 Do stuttering people stutter when they're thinking to themselves?
LMFAO goood one! I wonder..... RT @BAYBAYBAYvh1: Do stuttering people stutter when they're thinking to themselves?
TwalkerRecordme (Terence Walker) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:58:13 -0000
LMFAO goood one! I wonder..... RT @BAYBAYBAYvh1: Do stuttering people stutter when they're thinking to themselves?
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Mos Def is one of the extreme few who would make me little-girl enamoured and stuttering.
opichi (Robin ) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:50:45 -0000
Mos Def is one of the extreme few who would make me little-girl enamoured and stuttering.
Vanessa lam has a speech impediment (that how you spell that??). Well thats my conclusion...about her stuttering and bad pronounciation.
MakiBean (Aisha Bux) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:47:05 -0000
Vanessa lam has a speech impediment (that how you spell that??). Well thats my conclusion...about her stuttering and bad pronounciation.
Stuttering Home Page - Information about stuttering, therapy, research, literature, links, essays, conferences, organizations, celebrities, humor, and poetry. Also areas for kids and teenagers.
Meta Description: [ Information about stuttering, stuttering therapy, cluttering, confererences, course syllabi, books about stuttering, stuttering support organizations. ]
Aesthetic Realism and Stuttering - Personal narrative of Miriam Mondlin. In learning the cause of stuttering from Aesthetic Realism in classes with its founder, Eli Siegel, her stuttering ended. Describes philosophic cause of this impediment.
Meta Description: [ Understanding the cause of stuttering: the Aesthetic Realism Method ]
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Born With A Broken Tongue - Personal multimedia presentation about stuttering, online and on cd-rom.
Meta Description: [ CD rom investigating how
it feels to stutter through image, sound and moving image ]
Stuttering / Stammering Resources - Directory of online resources concerning stuttering and its and treatment.
Meta Description: [ Stuttering (also called stammering) is a resource web site. Find all available info about current research and more. ]
Stuttering in Children - Pediatrician-authored article concerning stuttering and pseudostuttering in childhood.
Meta Description: [ Many toddlers and preschool age children stutter as they are learning to talk, and although many parents worry about it, most of these children will outgrow the stuttering and will have normal speech as they get older. Learn what to do if your child stutters. ]
Stuttering Prevention - Indirect stuttering therapy for young children, by Tony Wray, M.A.
Stuttering: What can be done about it? - A family-oriented introduction by SLP Caroline Bowen, Australia. Includes links to stuttering web sites, and related articles.
Meta Description: [ SLP information about stuttering / stammering for families, students and professionals about stuttering and its management. ]
Wendell Johnson - Biography, audio recordings, and selected writings of the speech pathologist and general semanticist. Writings include the full text of Because I Stutter.
Meta Description: [ Speech pathologist and general semanticist Wendell Johnson's bio, full text of Because I Stutter, chapter of People in Quandaries, other writings, bibliography, pictures, voice. ]
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