commentr/StutterJanuary 18, 2020

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There are far too many factors involved with stuttering for us to know truly why or what causes stuttering or what causes suddenly fluency. I’m not saying you are doing this, but I’ve read “articles” or blogs from people who claim that it’s all habit and that you can train your brain out of stuttering, which is supported by nothing from the thousands of experts in the field of speech pathology, medicine, and science. I don’t pretend that they have all of the answers, either; but I know that it’s probably not wise to take all of our truth from a blog from one or two people who have an experience, especially when the stuttering phenomenon is so different for so many people. The danger of ideas like the “training out of it” thing is that it then places the blame of stuttering on the shoulders of the person who stutters. You’ll start to hear things like, “Well, you don’t want to be cured enough” or “You’re not trying hard enough” and other terribly unfair and wrong things. Stuttering is far too varied to draw any conclusion that will apply to all stutterers. There are just too many variables involved.

Themes

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability

Subthemes

Medicalization / NeurodiversitySeverity & Fluctuation