What is stuttering? Have you ever had someone who was verbally trying to communicate with you but kept repeating the same word or sound over and over again? Did you feel frustrated and wished they would just get the words out and move on? If so, you probably have encountered someone with a stuttering problem. More than 3 million Americans have this frustrating issue (Blanton, Debra, 2014). Imagine the frustration they feel as they live with this problem everyday of their lives. The word “stuttering” can be used to refer either to the specific speech disfluencies, any of various breaks, irregularities, that occurs within the flow of otherwise fluent speech, that are commonly produced by people who stutter or to the overall communication …show more content…
The signs and symptoms happens when a person is desperately trying to communicate, but can’t seem to get the words out. Some people will close their eyes as if they are trying to concentrate on what they are trying to say before it comes out. Others will appear tense and may seem to be out of breath when trying to talk. In people who stutter, a word, letter, or sound may be repeated or speech may be blocked. A blocked is when the mouth is open but either no sound or very little sound comes out. Sometimes the person may say things such as "um" or "like" as well, particularly when they contain repeated "u- um- um" or prolonged "uuuum" speech sounds. Some people used these words to help them prepare for a word the speaker expects to "get stuck …show more content…
For example, many SLPs teach people, who stutter to take their time, relax and say what they need to say. In addition, people will learn to say words at a slightly slower, and less physically tense pace. They may also learn to control and/or monitor their breathing. Before long, people learns to control speech rate, by practicing smooth, speech at rates at a slower rate than typical speech, using short phrases and sentences. After a while, they will continue to produce smooth speech at faster rates, in longer sentences, and in more challenging situations until speech sounds both fluent and