What causes someone to stutter?

Answer 1

According to the Stuttering Foundation of America, who has helped several uncles and cousins of mine who stutter:

What causes stuttering? There are four factors most likely to contribute to the development of stuttering: genetics ( approximately 60% of those who stutter have a family member who does also); child development (children with other speech and language problems or developmental delays are more likely to stutter); neurophysiology ( recent research has shown that people who stutter process speech and language in different areas of the brain than those who do not stutter); and family dynamics ( high expectations and fast-paced lifestyles can contribute to stuttering).

Stuttering may occur when a combination of factors comes together and may have different causes in different people. It is probable that what causes stuttering differs from what makes it continue or get worse.

Answer 2

There are many causes. Sometimes nervousness or anxiety which can be helped by relaxing techniques and building up the confidence of the person who stutters. Other causes could be an event that occurred earlier that is stored in the subconcious and has not been dealt with but it is showing itself through the stutter.

Answer 3

Nervousness coupled with an inability to get the mind and the mouth working at the same speed.
Whether a persons learning disabilities cause nerves or nerves cause disabilities is an interesting problem.

I think it's just a path that a child takes when he starts learning about social relationships. If he gets thrown in the deep-end he may withdraw slightly, then it's a downward spiral of cause and effect. But only for some kids in some situations.
Children with an existing condition can get hit hard though because they never get to recover their nerve, and things only get worse.

I only stutter now when I get really angry, but it doesn't matter though. Either it reminds me to calm down and take a breath, or it gets a laugh (then.......wallop!!!).
But I spent a lot of my youth avoiding public speech. Came out of my shell about 15 y.o. and never looked back.

Answer 4

I saw a medical show and sometimes it is the person has a problem with their hearing. Something with the function of the ear causes a delay in what they hear, so they repeat the sound until they hear it themselves. In the same show they put a type of hearing aid on a person with a very bad stutter and almost instantly the stutter disappeared.

Answer 5

their fixation on the sound of their voice.
I remember a long time ago a study was done with stutterers. they were given something to read in front of an audience but they wore devices in their ears that prevented them from hearing themselves speak.

I do not remember the exact nukber of people it helped but I do remember that the results were fantastic.

Answer 6

For me, it's whenever I get excited and talk very fast.

There are plenty of reasons and it's no laughing matter. See below for further information.

Answer 7

Nnnnnerves!

Answer 8

talking

Answer 9

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