No one knows why people stutter. It appears as though the difficulty is in orchestration of motor control by the brain. Although individuals might stutter more when psychologically stressed, there is no evidence that stuttering is a psychological problem. It does not disappear following psychiatric therapies. There are many types of speech therapy for persons who stutter, as well as medication, behavioral modification, psychotherapy, and hypnosis.
Patients respond differently to different types of therapy.
The Stuttering Center Speech Motor Control Laboratory is designed to help individuals who stutter by answering their questions as well as by funding research projects to study stuttering. It is affiliated with the Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, and The Methodist Hospital.