2007-02-17 14:54:35 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
Check out the web site for The Stuttering Foundation. Their tips helped our family. I have several uncles and cousins who stuttered.
2007-02-18 07:32:29 · answer #1 · answered by Bud B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stuttering at a young age is a fairly common thing; it doesn't have anything to do with intellect. Often, it's a result of either thinking faster than you're speaking, or trying to say a lot in a little bit of time. My husband used to stutter as a kid (he's extremely smart and currently a successful medical student). He says sometimes when he used to stutter it was often when he was excited about saying something. Don't worry about your son, and make sure he knows it is nothing to be embarrassed or worried about. Something that helped him get over it was practicing saying certain sentances over, very slowly and clearly, without skipping any parts of words.
2007-02-17 15:06:36 · answer #2 · answered by seaturtle26j 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My 7 year old started to stutter a couple of years ago, and he's very smart as well. I have success when I tell him to slow down, so I think it's just because his mind is running faster than his body can keep up with. He has that problem a lot, actually, even with his fine motor skills (writing).
2007-02-18 06:35:55 · answer #3 · answered by I'm just me 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Stuttering and intelligence aren't mutually exclusive - smart people stutter. Find a way to get your son to a specialist (the sooner the better!) and he can likely learn ways to manage this before he gets older and into the workplace. You will be doing him a huge favor by helping him now while he is young.
2007-02-17 17:42:42 · answer #4 · answered by Z Z 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
he can get rid of his stuttering problem by going to a speech coach!
it doesn't mean anything, he is still a smart boy, he just needs to work on his speech.
i've read some people stutter b/c they are constantly interrupted.
2007-02-17 14:58:03 · answer #5 · answered by eMteMind 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It probably means you have traumatized the child at some point in his development. Unrealistic expectations and induced stress most probably. Why don't you backoff and let the kid grow up normally! Go get some professional help for yourself!
2007-02-18 03:42:09 · answer #6 · answered by rico3151 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
maybe he is trying to talk to fast. he has so much to say at one time and needs to slow down his speech
2007-02-17 19:49:14 · answer #7 · answered by misseshodges 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋