Communication Sciences and Disorders 4411A/B Lecture 7: Lecture 7 - Fluency Disorders

• School: Western University
• Department: Communication Sciences and Disorders
• Course: Communication Sciences and Disorders 4411A/B
• Professor: Janis Cardy

Document Summary

Stutters are not as intelligent as non-stutters false, media shows stutters as anxious, no. Stuttering is generally learned by imitating someone else who stutters during childhood . Stutterers like having people finish what they are saying during moments of stuttering . Stuttering is caused by an anxiety disorder or sever shyness false, people used to think. The ability to produce it was a psych problem, anxiety can increase stuttering but not a cause. False most people don"t like it, but some don"t mind it. False: normally long strings of sounds, at a normally rapid rate, without pausing or hesitation, and with a normal amount of effort. Rate, rhythm, stress and effort affected any problem with these will be a fluency disorder: behaviors characteristic of stuttering are also seen in normal development. What is the difference: stutterers (more aware of feelings, attitudes normal dysfluency is situational and when it happen. Stuttering is not context dependent physical strain, tension, and effort.