Stuttering:an overview

Prasse, J.E., & Kinano, G.E., (2008). Stuttering: an overview. American Family Physican, 77 (9), 1271-1276. Retrieved September 28, 2008 from http://libproxy.uncg.edu:2079/pubmed

Stuttering is also known as speech dysfluency. Stuttering is categorized as repetition of sounds/words, prolongation or extreme long sounds in words. Stuttering is also categorized into secondary behaviors (eye blinking, jaw jerking, involuntary head or other movements) that accompany stuttering. Stuttering has been contributed to developmental problems, heredity and gender. Treatment is highly recommended for stutters. Controlled fluency or stuttering modification therapy is recommended for patients with persistent stuttering. For stutters who want to minimize or eliminate stuttering, it is recommended to encourage the patient(s) to talk slowly and to monitor the use of their fluency-(shape mechanisms such as delayed auditory feedback devices to slow the speech rate).