Stammering Causes & Cures | STAMMA

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Most stammering develops during childhood and is a neurological, rather than a psychological, condition. Subtle changes within the brain result in a physical ... Skiptomainnavigation Skiptomaincontent AboutStammering StammeringCauses&Cures Whatcausesstammering,orstuttering?Isthereacure?Thesequestionshaveperplexed us forcenturies.Butwearegettingclosertofindingtheanswers. Thereisno'miraclecure'thatwilltakestammeringaway.Buttherearelotsofoptionsthatcanhelpyouoryourchildfeelmoreincontrolandconfidentabouttalking.Seeour GetSupport andForParents pagetoseewhatoptionsareavailable.WealsohavefreeWorkshops. Whatcausesstammering? Moststammeringdevelopsduringchildhood andisaneurological,ratherthanapsychological,condition. Subtlechangeswithinthebrain result in aphysicaldifficultyintalking. Stammeringisnot causedbyanxietyorstress. Butpeoplemaystammermorewhenstressedoranxious.  Itisoftenahereditarycondition. About60%ofpeoplewhostammerhaveanotherfamilymemberwhostammers. Mostadultswhostammer,around75%,aremale. Whenitbeginsinchildhood,thisisknownasdevelopmentalstammering. Around8%*ofchildren,boysandgirls,willgothroughashortperiodofstammeringbetweentheagesoftwo andfive. Shortmeansmonthsratherthanyears. Thestammermaycomeandgoduringchildhood,butifitcontinuesintoadulthood,thenit'slikelytobealifelongcondition.Upto2%*ofadultsintheUKsaythattheystammer. (*Untilrecentlythesefigureshave been5%ofchildrenand1%ofadults.Wehaveincreasedthemasaresultofourresearch,whichyoucanreadaboutinour2021article'Howmanyadultsstammer?'.) Afarrarerformofstammering, knownasacquiredstammering oradultonsetstammering usuallyoccurslaterinlife.Themaincausesareaheadinjury,a strokeoraconditionsuchasParkinson'sdisease.Othercausescanbeextremeemotionaldistress,medicationordrugs. SeeourVariations&Complicationspageformore informationonacquiredstammering. Go to Whatis Stammering? formoreinformation. Gotanyquestions? Startawebchatorcallourhelplinefreeon08088020002,openweekdays10am-12noon&[email protected] SeeourGetSupportsection. Downloadororderinformationleaflets. CanitbeCured? Mostchildrenwhostartstammeringinearlychildhoodwillstopstammeringeitherspontaneouslyorthroughspeechtherapy. Foradults,thepictureisdifferent.Wedon’tknowenoughaboutstammering,butwedoknowthatifsomeonestammersintoadulthood theyarelikelytocontinuetostammerfortherestoftheirlives,althoughthedegreemayvarywidely. Thereisno'cure',nopillortherapywhichwillmakestammeringgoaway.Therearetherapiesandinterventionswhichcanhelppeoplemanagetheirstammerandlearntospeakmoreeasily.Thisisoftennotapermanentfixandthestrugglewillstillbethere. Thereareinstanceswherethestammercanstopalmostcompletelyandthat'sit,oritmaystartagainyearslater.Speechtechniquestomanageitmayworkforaperiodoftime,butmanagingone'sstammerandtalkingfluentlycanbehardwork. It takestimeandcommitment. Youmaybeentirelycomfortablestammering. Webelieveabsolutelyinyourrighttostammer.Oryoumaywanttofindways tospeakmoreeasilyandfluently. Ifso,we'vesetoutthemaintherapiesandinterventionsintheTherapy&Coursessection. Otherapproaches,suchasmindfulness,cognitivebehaviourtherapy(CBT)andyoga,canalsoproveuseful.Theimportantthingistofindoutwhatworksforyounow. Andifyou’reOK withthewayyouspeak,youdon’tneedtodoanythingatall. CBDoil ThereiscurrentlynotenoughclinicaldataavailableontheinfluenceofCannabidiol(CBD)oilonastammerforSTAMMAtorecommenditasacourseoftreatment.Weareawarethatthereare anecdotalaccountsofsomeindividualsfeelingthatCBDoilhashelpedthemwiththeanxietysometimesassociatedwithstammering.  WesuggestthatanyoneinterestedinusingCBDoiltalkstotheirGPanddoesasmuchresearchaspossible.Themarketforlegalcannabis-derivedproductsiscomparativelynewintheUKwithproductscurrentlynotindependentlytestedoruniformlylabelled.UsefulinformationonCBDoil,thelabellingofCBDproductsandconsumerprotectionscanbefoundinthisarticleonwhich.co.uk.  OurLibrary Ifyouwanttofindout moreaboutstammering,wehaveawideselectionofbooksandDVDsavailabletoborrowfromourLibrary. HAVEANYQUESTIONS? We'reheretohelp. Startawebchat orcallourhelplinefreeon08088020002,bothopenweekdays10am-12noonand6pm-8pm.Oremail [email protected] Wehaveinformationleafletsforyoutoreadandsharewithothers.Downloadororderphysicalcopiesfromour Leaflets page. Share ShareonFacebook ShareonTwitter Inthissection Joinus Ifyou, yourchildorsomeoneyouknowstammers,thenjoinusandcreateabetterworldforpeoplewhostammer. It'sfree.Becomeamember. Usefullinks Lookingforhelpwithyourstammer?Hasyourchildstartedstammering?Getsupportforyouorsomeoneyouknow. Wehavebooksand DVDs availableto loanforUKmembers andSpeech&LanguageTherapists. AnAtoZofstammeringjargon,includingcostalbreathing,theLidcombeProgramme,PWS,covertstammering.Allexplained. Wevalueandappreciateanyandallfeedback. YourVoice Havingchildrenisn’teasyforanyone,butwhatisitlikebringingupchildrenwhenyouhaveastammer?AdamLovellshareshisexperiences. SpeechandlanguagetherapystudentAngelicaBernabe,on havingthedeterminationtoachievewhatyouwant. WatchthedocumentarymadebyMichaelDerrig-Adamsandreadaboutwhatinspiredhim. ReadMore Backtotop

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