Stammering - NHS

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Stammering is when: ... Stammering varies in severity from person to person, and from situation to situation. Someone might have periods of stammering followed by ... Skiptomaincontent Home HealthAtoZ Backto HealthAtoZ Overview - Stammering Contents Overview Howitcanaffectyou Treatment Stammering,alsosometimesreferredtoasstuttering,isarelativelycommonspeechprobleminchildhood, whichcanpersistintoadulthood. Whatisstammering?Stammeringiswhen:yourepeatsoundsorsyllables–forexample,saying"mu-mu-mu-mummy"youmakesoundslonger–forexample,"mmmmmmummy"awordgetsstuckordoesnotcomeoutatallStammeringvariesinseverityfrompersontoperson,andfromsituationtosituation. Someonemighthaveperiodsofstammeringfollowedbytimeswhentheyspeakrelativelyfluently.Findoutmoreabouthowstammeringcanaffectyou. TypesofstammeringThereare2maintypesofstammering:developmentalstammering–themostcommontypeofstammeringthathappensinearlychildhoodwhenspeechandlanguageskillsaredevelopingquicklyacquiredorlate-onsetstammering–isrelativelyrareandhappensinolderchildrenandadultsasaresultof aheadinjury,strokeorprogressiveneurologicalcondition.Itcanalsobecausedbycertaindrugs,medicines,orpsychologicaloremotionaltraumaTheinformationherefocusesondevelopmentalstammering. Whatcausesstammering?Itisnotpossibletosayforsurewhy achildstartsstammering,butitisnotcausedbyanythingtheparentshavedone.Developmentalandinheritedfactorsmayplayapart,alongwithsmalldifferencesinhowefficientlythespeechareasofthebrainareworking.SpeechdevelopmentSpeechdevelopmentisacomplexprocessthatinvolvescommunicationbetweendifferentareasofthebrain,andbetweenthebrainandthemusclesresponsibleforbreathingandspeaking.Wheneverypartofthissystemworkswell,therightwordsarespokenintherightorder,withcorrectrhythm,pausesandemphasis.Achildlearningtoconstructsimplesentencesneedspracticetodevelopthedifferentspeechareasinthebrainandcreatethe"wiring"(neuralpathways)neededforthedifferentpartstoworkwelltogether.Talkingproblemscanhappenifsomepartsofthisdevelopingsystemarenotco-ordinated.Thiscancauserepetitionsandstoppages,particularlywhenthechildhaslotstosay,isexcited, orfeelsunderpressure.Asthebraincontinuestodevelop,someoftheseproblemsresolveorthebraincancompensate,whichiswhymanychildren "growout"ofstammering.SexdifferencesandgenesStammeringismorecommoninboysthangirls.Itisunclearwhythisis.Genesarealsothoughttohavearole.Around2in3peoplewhostammerhaveafamilyhistoryofstammering,whichsuggeststhegenesachildinheritsfromtheirparentsmightmakethemmorelikelytodevelopastammer. WhentogethelpYoushouldgetadviceifyouhaveanyconcernsaboutyourchild'sspeechorlanguagedevelopment.Treatmentforstammeringisoftensuccessfulinpre-schoolagechildren,soit'simportanttobereferredtoaspecialistassoonaspossible.TalktoaGPorhealthvisitoraboutyourconcerns.Ifnecessary,theymayreferyourchildtoaspeechandlanguagetherapist(SLT)foranassessment.Inmanyareas,youcanphonechildren'sspeechandlanguageservicesdirectlyandreferyourchildyourself.Stamma(TheBritishStammeringAssociation) hasmoreinformationandsupportforpeoplewhostammerandparentsofstammeringchildren.Youcancallthehelplineon08088020002fromMondaytoFriday10amtomiddayand6pmto8pmtofindoutabouttheservicesavailableinyourarea.Ifyou'reanadultwhostammersandit'shavingasignificantimpactonyoursocialandworklife,youmaywanttoaskaGPtoreferyoutoanSLT. TreatmentsforstammeringTherearedifferentspeechandlanguagetherapyapproachesthatcanhelppeoplewhostammertospeakmoreeasily.You'llworkwithatherapisttochooseasuitableplantailoredtoyourchildoryou.Thismayinvolve:creatinganenvironmentwhereyourchildfeelsmorerelaxedandconfidentabouttalkingstrategiestoincreasefluencyanddevelopcommunicationskillsworkingonfeelingsassociatedwithstammering,suchasfearandanxietyElectronicdevicestoreducestammeringarealsoavailableandcanhelpsomeolderchildrenandadults,butthey'renotusuallyavailableontheNHS.Findoutmoreabouttreatingstammering. Who'saffectedStudiessuggestaround 1in12youngchildrengothroughaphaseofstammering.Around2in3childrenwhostammerwillgrowoutofit,althoughit'sdifficulttopredictwhenthiswillhappeninaparticularchild.It'sestimated thatstammeringaffectsaround1in100adults,withmenbeingaround3to4timesmorelikelytostammerthanwomen. Pagelastreviewed:15November2019 Nextreviewdue:15November2022 Next : Howitcanaffectyou

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