Stuttering 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. Stuttering is known as stammering in the United Kingdom, and is sometimes misspelled studdering.

Some stuttering behavior is typical in preschoolers. These are usually referred to as linguistic non-fluencies. They usually occur when the child is trying to formulate their ideas into words and phrases and can't seem to get the words in order. Very often in conversation, a child loses their conversational turn if they pause and are quiet for a few seconds. Rather than have silence, a child will often repeat a phrase to "buy time" until they come up with the next phrase.

The prevalance of preschool children stuttering is about 2.5%, that is, about 1 in 40 young children now stutter. The incidence is about 5%, or 1 in 20 children stutter at some point in childhood. About 1% of adults stutter. 0.73%, or about one in 135 adults, was the figure found in a recent study. Studies in years past claimed that some countries had higher or lower rates of stuttering, or that some cultures had no stutterers at all.

A wide variety of stuttering treatments are available. No single treatment is effective for every stutterer. Because stuttering appears to be caused by several factors most stutterers need more than one treatment to substantially improve their speech. Because individual stutterers appear to have more of one factor and less of other factors, some clinicians tailor therapies to the individual stutterer.

The goal of stuttering modification therapy is not to eliminate stuttering. Instead, the goals are to modify your moments of stuttering, so that your stuttering is less severe; and reduce your fear of stuttering, while eliminating avoidance behaviors associated with this fear. Unlike fluency shaping therapy, stuttering modification therapy assumes that adult stutterers will never be able to speak fluently, so the goal is to be an effective communicator despite stuttering.

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Despite decades of research, there are no clear-cut answers to the causes of stuttering. There is no single cause for stuttering, but current research is focused on the connection between stuttering and the neurological coordination of speech. Much has been learned about factors that contribute to its development in the areas of genetics, neurophysiology, child development, and family dynamics.

Yes, there are a variety of successful approaches for treating both children and adults who stutter. In general, the earlier, the better is good advice. Early intervention in pre school children improves the possibility of curing the stutter. Treatment in adolescents and adults does not cure the stutter, but it can provide effective control and coping techniques to deal with the stutter.

Unfortunately there is no known cure for stuttering. What we provide is a proven method of controlling your stutter rather than your stutter controlling you. Our fee for life-time membership of the programme including the 3-day intensive and a comprehensive after-course recovery programme is R7,000. Accommodation on the 3-day course is additional. Unlimited attendance at any number of subsequent 3-day intensive courses to strengthen fluency and technique.

Sometimes I Just Stutter by Eelco de Geus who lives in the Netherlands and translated by Elisabeth Versteegh-Vermeij, is a book written especially for children who stutter. You can order a copy from the Stuttering Foundation of America online catalog for $2 or you can read it online free.

Stammering or Stuttering is a speech problem which occurs when the speaker is not able to maintain a smooth forward flow of speech and experiences recurrent blocks in the production of speech sounds in conversational speech, particularly when excited or under psychological stress. A person who stammers often has difficulty in smoothly coordinating breathing exhalations during speech caused by lack of synchrony between his thoughts and his speaking machine.

Core stuttering behaviors include disordered breathing, phonation (vocal fold vibration), and articulation (lips, jaw, and tongue). Typically these muscles are overtensed, making speech difficult or impossible. Secondary stuttering behaviors are unrelated to speech production.

This article is about developmental stuttering, that is, stuttering that originates when a child is learning to speak and develops as the child matures into adulthood. Cluttering, which is characterized by too-rapid speaking rate, unclear articulation, and disordered language. Spasmodic dysphonia is characterized by too tense or too relaxed vocal folds during speech, and typically affects middle-aged women. Head injuries and strokes can cause repetitions, prolongations, and blocks.

Stuttering is not a physical disorder. There is nothing with stutterers' tongues or jaw or vocal folds. Stuttering is not a psychological disorder. While stuttering can cause speech-related fears and anxieties in adults and older children, stutterers are, on average, psychologically normal. Anxiety, low confidence, nervousness, and stress do not cause stuttering. Stuttering a developmental disorder. Children develeop capabilities in a certain order, e.g., most children crawl before thay walk.