| Stuttering is a problem for about 1% of all | | | | way around. Most people become nervous when |
| American adults, and is four times as likely to | | | | they stutter, as they fear they will be ridiculed or |
| affect males as females. Many children show signs | | | | looked down upon because of something that is |
| of stuttering as soon as they learn to talk, as it is | | | | out of their control. This leads to them dropping |
| largely based on genetics. Other causes of | | | | out of school, quitting jobs, and avoiding most |
| stuttering include developmental delays, | | | | social interactions. |
| neurophysiology, and extreme expectations from | | | | Yet another misconception regarding stuttering is |
| parents and family members. Though there is no | | | | the belief that people who stutter when they |
| known instant stuttering cure, it can be overcome | | | | speak are likely to do less stuttering when they |
| by being worked on continuously. Stuttering | | | | are talking on the phone. As with the other |
| comes with some misconceptions, which are | | | | statements, this one is also false. It is true that |
| discussed below. | | | | when stutterers sing or whisper, they may reveal |
| The biggest misconception about stuttering is | | | | no indications of impaired speech, but speaking on |
| thinking that the person with speech problems can | | | | the telephone is the same as speaking face to |
| control their words. This is simply ridiculous. If | | | | face. The stuttering will still occur. |
| someone wears glasses, do you tell them to take | | | | Stuttering happens to many children, and may be |
| them off and simply concentrate on seeing better. | | | | greatly reduced or even eliminated before |
| What about individual that relies on a hearing aid? | | | | adulthood through tremendous amounts of |
| Stuttering is along the same lines as impaired | | | | therapy, as there is no miracle stuttering cure. |
| vision or hearing, though it sometimes can be | | | | Becoming educated on the truths of stuttering will |
| treated with many hours of speech therapy and | | | | allow you to help these children, rather than make |
| concentration. Simply telling someone to stop | | | | the situation worse with false assumptions. Do not |
| stuttering will not do the trick. | | | | treat their problem as just something they |
| A second misunderstanding about those who | | | | choose to do, or that they only do it because |
| stutter is that their speech problems are a result | | | | they are nervous. Also know that no matter |
| of nervousness. Again, this is not true. Most | | | | where they are speaking, they are still likely to |
| people who stutter do not do so because they | | | | stutter. |
| become apprehensive, but actually it is the other | | | | |