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What
causes stuttering?
Our best cumulative knowledge based on current
research states that the tendency to stutter
is probably present at birth and manifests itself
when the child begins to speak in longer sentences.
Persons can also acquire stuttering as the result
of stroke or other neurological event. While
stuttering is not learned, fluency can be learned
with therapy.
I’ve stuttered
all my life. Is it possible for me to have fluent
speech?
There are specific therapy techniques that will
improve fluency in most stutterers regardless
of age. A special device called the SpeechEasy®
gives lifelong stutterers a positive option
for improved fluency. See
our Special services section for more details.
What is a SpeechEasy®
device?
The SpeechEasy® is a device resembling a
hearing aid that is worn in the ear to improve
fluency. The device provides Delayed Auditory
Feedback (DAF) and Frequency Altered Feedback
(FAF) to you while you speak. This |
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creates
a choral effect phenomenon that can be helpful
in improving fluency. See
our Special Services Section
for more information about the SpeechEasy®
device.
http://www.speecheasy.com
Is my child stuttering because of stress in
our home?
Stress can aggravate stuttering but does not
cause it. The incidence of stuttering is universally
about 1% of the population. Many children experience
homes divided by stress such as divorce, death
or chronic illness. If stuttering were caused
by home stressors, the incidence would be much
higher than 1%.
Why does he stutter
more at home than at school?
There may be many answers to your question.
It may simply be related to the amount of time
your child speaks at school which is less time
than at home. He or she may work hard to speak
fluently at school, and just doesn’t have
the energy to work so hard when he gets home
from school. Your child may try to please you
by attempting to speak more fluently at home.
This pressure may actually increase his disfluency.
The answer may also be none of the above. The
best answer may come from your child. Ask. 
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