Also called: Also called: Stammering
Stuttering is a problem that affects the flow of your speech. If you stutter, you may
- Make certain words sound longer than they should be
- Find it hard to start a new word
- Repeat words or parts of words
- Get tense when you try to speak. You may blink your eyes rapidly, or your lips and jaw may tremble as you struggle to get the words out
Stuttering can affect anyone. However, it is most common in young children who are still learning to speak. Boys are three times more likely to stutter than girls. Most children stop stuttering as they grow older. Less than 1 percent of adults stutter.
Scientists don't fully understand why some people stutter. The problem seems to run in families. There is no cure, but stuttering therapy for young children can keep it from becoming a lifelong problem.
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
- Did You Know…(Stuttering Foundation of America) - http://www.stutteringhelp.org/DeskLeftDefault.aspx?TabID=155
- Stuttering(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/behavior/stutter.html
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Stuttering
(National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders) - http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/stutter.asp
Also available in Spanish http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/spanish/stutter_span.asp
- Stuttering(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association) - http://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/stuttering.htm
- Why Go to Speech Therapy?(Stuttering Foundation of America) - http://www.stutteringhelp.org/Default.aspx?tabid=148
- Using the Phone(Stuttering Foundation of America) - http://www.stutteringhelp.org/DeskLeftDefault.aspx?TabID=154
- Neurogenic Stuttering: Some Guidelines(Stuttering Foundation of America) - http://www.stutteringhelp.org/DeskLeftDefault.aspx?TabID=81
- Autism Spectrum Disorders and Stuttering(Stuttering Foundation of America) - http://www.stutteringhelp.org/Default.aspx?tabid=625
- Cluttering: Some Guidelines(Stuttering Foundation of America) - http://www.stutteringhelp.org/DeskLeftDefault.aspx?TabID=82
- Down’s Syndrome and Stuttering(Stuttering Foundation of America) - http://www.stutteringhelp.org/DeskLeftDefault.aspx?TabID=83
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How to React When Speaking with Someone Who Stutters(Stuttering Foundation of America) - http://www.stutteringhelp.org/DeskLeftDefault.aspx?TabID=153
Also available in Spanish http://www.tartamudez.org/adultos.html
- Risk Factors(Stuttering Foundation of America) - http://www.stutteringhelp.org/Default.aspx?tabid=111
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Stuttering and Tourette's Syndrome(Stuttering Foundation of America) - http://www.stutteringhelp.org/Default.aspx?tabid=440
Also available in Spanish http://www.stutteringhelp.org/default.aspx?tabindex=616&tabid=627
- Insurance Advocacy and Stuttering(National Stuttering Association) - Links to PDF - https://www.nsastutter.org/pdfs/newsletters/m_318.pdf
- Obtaining Reimbursement for Stuttering Treatment(Stuttering Foundation of America) - http://www.stuttersfa.org/Default.aspx?tabid=157
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Stuttering(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Stuttering%22
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Topical pyrethrin toxicity leading to acute-onset stuttering in a toddler. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18645333&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Case report of aripiprazole for persistent developmental stuttering. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18626285&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Information from your family doctor. Stuttering: what you should know. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18540492&tool=MedlinePlus
- Stuttering -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=stuttering[majr]+AND+English[la]+AND+humans[mh]&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus
- Find a Professional: Online Directory of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Programs(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association) - http://www.asha.org/proserv/
- Speech to Speech Services: Access Numbers in the United States(Federal Communications Commission) - http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/sts.html
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association - http://www.asha.org/
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National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders - http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/
- National Stuttering Association - http://www.nsastutter.org/
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Stuttering Foundation of America - http://www.stuttersfa.org/
Also available in Spanish http://www.tartamudez.org/
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Dial 711 for Telecommunication Services(Federal Communications Commission) - http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/711.html
Also available in Spanish http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/spanish/711.html
- Employment Rights of People with Communication Disabilities(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association) - http://www.asha.org/public/outreach/take-action/Employment+Rights.htm
- Special Education Law & Children Who Stutter(Stuttering Foundation of America) - http://www.stutteringhelp.org/DeskLeftDefault.aspx?TabID=416
- Going to a Speech Therapist(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/kid/feel_better/people/speech_therapist.html
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If You Think Your Child Is Stuttering...(Stuttering Foundation of America) - http://www.stuttersfa.org/Default.aspx?tabid=151
Also available in Spanish http://www.tartamudez.org/siusted.html
- Overview of Speech Therapy for Preschool Children Who Stutter(National Stuttering Association) - http://www.nsastutter.org/material/index.php?matid=165
- Overview of Speech Therapy for School-Age Children Who Stutter(National Stuttering Association) - http://www.nsastutter.org/material/index.php?matid=167
- Speech-Language Therapy(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/system/ill/speech_therapy.html
- Stuttering(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/behavior/stutter.html
- Stuttering and the Bilingual Child(Stuttering Foundation of America) - http://www.stutteringhelp.org/DeskLeftDefault.aspx?TabID=156
- Overview of Speech Therapy for Teenagers Who Stutter(National Stuttering Association) - http://www.nsastutter.org/material/index.php?matid=169
- Speech and Communication Disorders - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/speechandcommunicationdisorders.html
- Brain and Nerves - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/brainandnerves.html
- Symptoms - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/symptoms.html
The primary NIH organization for research on Stuttering is the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders - http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/