Stammering

A disorder of speech behavious marked by involuntary pauses in speech.


Difficulty in speaking, in which the person repeats parts of a word or the whole word several times or stops to try to pronounce a word.


Halting articulation with interruptions to the normal flow of speech and repetition of the initial consonants of words or syllables. It usually first appears in childhood and the symptoms are most -severe when the stammerer is under any psychological stress. It is not a symptom of organic disease and it will usually respond to the re-education of speech by a trained therapist.


A disruption of the onward flow of speech. The individual knows what he or she wants to say, but temporarily loses the ability to produce fluent speech. There is a silent or audible involuntary repetition/prolongation of sounds, syllables or words, sometimes accompanied by accessory behaviours, or speech-related struggle. Usually there is an accompanying emotional state, involving excitement, tension, fear or embarrassment.


Hesitant or disjointed speech, a common speech issue in children with heightened emotions. It continues only when the child lacks confidence in their speaking ability and when the difficulty becomes a preoccupation. The most effective remedy is providing support—teasing exacerbates the problem.


 


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