The Causes of Stammering (1)
Channel: Paul Brocklehurst
Date: 2022-01-23

The causes of stammering 
This is the first of two slideshows which explain what is currently known about why people start to stammer. 
It forms part of the theoretical background for the Stammering Self-Empowerment Programme's free online course. 
For full details, see our website at...
https://www.stammeringresearch.org/onlinecourse/
enquiries@stammeringresearch.org

Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:02 Demands and Capacities
3:04 Risk Factors
18:33 Is stammering inherited?
23:22 Stammering subtypes
27:42 Environmental influences
31:15 White matter abnormalities
36:53 Dopamine abnormalities
40:11 Psychological factors
45:18 Anticipation
47:29 Triggers
50:54 A vicious circle