Thus, over 3 million Americans stutter. People who stutter are generally as intelligent and well adjusted as non stutterers. Stuttering can become an increasingly disruptive problem as working and dating begins. We do not yet understand exactly how stuttering works in the brain's speech and muscle control centers. Now let's discuss more about what stuttering is.
Disfluency means a hesitation, interruption, or disruption in speech.
It may be a normal phase of speech development or, when more substantial as in stuttering, abnormal. Disfluencies are common when the child's speaking is progressing from 2 word utterances to the use of complex sentences, generally between 18 months and 7 years of age. Parents and others should not comment, laugh, call attention to, or correct the child. Please read on. Mild stuttering evolves from normal disfluencies and are marked by higher frequency, 4-5 repetitions of sounds syllables or short words, and occasional prolongations of sounds.