| The causes of stuttering have been widely | | | | difference in the brain causes no effects. |
| studied, and debated greatly over the years. Most | | | | However the stuttering person's brain may react |
| research indicates that stuttering, which affects | | | | to stress and anxiety with a stuttering block, |
| roughly 4-5 percent of people at some point in | | | | whereas the non stuttering persons brain allows |
| their lives, is a direct result of one of the follow | | | | them to speak fluently in the same situations. |
| three areas. | | | | Stuttering is Genetic |
| Stuttering is Learned | | | | There is also some research to indicate that |
| Some research suggest that stuttering is a | | | | stuttering is genetic to some degree. Stuttering |
| learned behavior. It is common for children to | | | | has been shown to run in families, however there |
| stutter at some point in their early life while | | | | is much research in this field that still needs to be |
| speaking. The learned behavior theory suggest | | | | done to solidify the genetic link between stutters |
| that if they are chastised, corrected, reprimanded, | | | | and their family DNA. |
| or made to feel dumb for their stuttering the | | | | Now you Know Why, But How do you Treat |
| anxiety caused by this will cause them to stutter | | | | Stuttering |
| more. As the stuttering continues, it becomes | | | | The strongest link to why people stutter is the |
| part of their speech, much like fluent speech | | | | learned behavior theory. This is actually good |
| would if the stress and anxiety during the learning | | | | news for those who stutter. |
| phase were not present. | | | | If a behavior can be learned, it can be unlearned |
| Stuttering is Psychological | | | | as well - the theory suggests. |
| The second theory as to what causes stuttering | | | | This means that finding a stop stuttering program |
| is that it is psychological. Simply put there is | | | | which "teaches" you how to stop stuttering, will |
| something different in the brain between a person | | | | essentially override the learned behavior that |
| who stutters and one that does not. In all other | | | | caused you to stutter in the first place - even if it |
| aspects of the persons life the psychological | | | | were many years ago. |