Does One on Your Family Have Stuttering?

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[i]Stuttering, or stammering, is a speech disorder characterised by interruptions to speech such as hesitating, repeating sounds and words, or prolonging sounds. More than one per cent of all adults in all cultures stutter. Stuttering can be mild, moderate or severe, and can even vary within the same individual from one day to the next, particularly with children. Symptoms The symptoms of stuttering vary widely between individuals, but can include: Hesitation, as if the next word is ‘stuck’ Repeating sounds, syllables or words such as ‘I-I-I think’ or ‘where-where-where is it?’ and so on Prolonging sounds, such as ‘mmmm-mummy’ Causes The cause is unknown, but researchers suspect that people who stutter have problems with speech motor control. In other words, they have problems coordinating the movement of the many muscles needed for speech. [/i] One of my friends is having this until now but it's not too worst when she was kid. Happy posting.