Stuttering as an adult
Stuttering does not affect any particular social group. It does not strike only at the exceptionally gifted or the academically challenged. All evidence and research suggest that people who stutter are, as a group, no less intellectually, academically or emotionally well-functioning than their peers. People who Stutter are not by definition, nervous, anxious, unhappy, unintelligible or anything other than people who may display difficulty with speaking.
Stuttering may effect the person’s day-to-day life as it may dictate one’s choice of career and may cause one to avoid using the telephone, meeting / talking to new people or even ordering food at a restaurant. Therefore, stuttering may cause anxieties. For some individuals, these fears and anxieties are more disabling than their physical stuttering. Feelings that adults who stutter describe include frustration, embarrassment, helplessness and isolation.
It is recommended that an adult who stutters contact a Speech Therapist with a special interest in stuttering and attend a Self Help Group for People Who Stutter.
Stuttering does not affect any particular social group. It does not strike only at the exceptionally gifted or the academically challenged. All evidence and research suggest that people who stutter are, as a group, no less intellectually, academically or emotionally well-functioning than their peers. People who Stutter are not by definition, nervous, anxious, unhappy, unintelligible or anything other than people who may display difficulty with speaking.
Stuttering may effect the person’s day-to-day life as it may dictate one’s choice of career and may cause one to avoid using the telephone, meeting / talking to new people or even ordering food at a restaurant. Therefore, stuttering may cause anxieties. For some individuals, these fears and anxieties are more disabling than their physical stuttering. Feelings that adults who stutter describe include frustration, embarrassment, helplessness and isolation.
It is recommended that an adult who stutters contact a Speech Therapist with a special interest in stuttering and attend a Self Help Group for People Who Stutter.