Transcript Everything we know about stuttering

EVERYTHING I
KNOW ABOUT
STUTTERING
By: (Add student’s
name and picture here.)
There are four main types
of speech and language
disorders:
Articulation
Voice
Fluency
Language
Stuttering is a
speech problem where some
people’s speech system doesn’t
work well all the time.
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who stutter are not
essentially different than
those who do not
 People
who stutterer do what
normal speakers do when
they are dysfluent, which can
include repeating phrases,
words, syllables, and sounds;
prolonging sounds and
hesitating before speaking
Stuttering is characterized
by:
involuntary, audible or silent
repetitions (li-li-like this), or
prolongations (lllllike this), or
abnormal stoppages (no sound)
of sounds and syllables. There
may also be unusual facial and
body movements associated with
the effort to speak.
Also, frequently
–presence of an emotional state,
ranging from a general condition
of “excitement” or “tension” to
more specific emotions of a
negative nature such as fear,
embarrassment, irritation or the
like.
What Causes stuttering?
There are no known causes
for stuttering.
But there are treatments that
can help, like speech therapy.
There are four factors most
likely to contribute to the
development of stuttering:
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genetics (approximately 60% of those who
stutter have a family member who does also);
child development (children with other speech
and language problems or developmental
delays are more likely to stutter);
neurophysiology (recent neurological research
has shown that people who stutter process
speech and language slightly differently than
those who do not stutter); and
family dynamics (high expectations and fastpaced lifestyles can contribute to stuttering).
Stuttering does run in
families
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incidence of stuttering among
1st degree relatives of
stutterers is more than 3x that
of general population.
Stuttering is more
common among males
than females.
Stuttering affects four times as many males as females.
The prevalence of
stuttering worldwide is
approximately 1%
In the United States, that's over 3 million Americans who stutter
What is Bullying?
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There are many definitions of bullying, but everyone
agrees that bullying can cause serious and lasting harm.
A bully intimidates and can cause physical or emotional
harm to a person.
Bullying typical involves:
Imbalance of Power: people who bully use their power to
control or harm and the people being bullied may have a hard
time defending themselves
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Intent to Cause Harm: actions done by accident are not
bullying; the person bullying has a goal to cause harm
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Repetition: incidents of bullying happen to the same the
person over and over by the same person or group
3 Types of bullying
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PHYSICAL BULLYING-Includes hitting, kicking,
pinching, punching, scratching, spitting or any other
form of physical attack. Damage to or taking
someone else’s belongings may also constitute as
physical bullying.
VERBAL/EMOTIONAL BULLYING- Name-calling,
insulting, making racist, sexist jokes, remarks or
teasing, using sexually suggestive or abusive
language, offensive remarks. spreading nasty stories
about someone, exclusion from social groups, being
made the subject of malicious rumors.
CYBER BULLYING- any bulling carried out by the
electronic medium like a text.
How to deal with a bully?
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Tell them to stop.
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Walk away. Do not let them get to you. If you walk away or
ignore them, they will not get that satisfaction.
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Protect yourself. Sometimes you cannot walk away. If you are
being physically hurt, protect yourself so that you can get
away.
Tell an adult you trust. Talking to someone could help you
figure out the best ways to deal with the problem. In some
cases, adults need to get involved for the bullying to stop.
###BULLYING IN ANY FORM WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AT
YALE PUBLIC SCHOOLS!!!
Your Turn! Let’s Practice
Stuttering!
Repeat words- like, like, like
# Use stretch speech strategy
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Prolongation-Iiiiiiiiiiiiii
# Use stop. breath and start
again strategy
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How did you feel voluntarily
stuttering?
Angry
 Frustrated
 Alone
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How we help each other be
better communicators?
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Allow each other to finish our
sentences without interruptions.
Everyone has a voce and opinion;
show kindness and respect to all.
Celebrate differences instead of
making fun of others. After all,
none of us are perfect.
Fact vs Myth Game
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1- Stuttering is a fluency disorder.
2- There is a cure for stuttering.
3- Parents cause a child to stutter.
4- More males than females
stutter.
5- People who stutter are less
intelligent than those who do not
stutter.
(Answers: 1-F, 2-M, 3-M, 4-F, 5-M)
Famous People
Who Stutter
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Moses
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Charles Darwin 
Clara Barton
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Marilyn Monroe 
Winston Churchill 
Somerset
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Maugham
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James Earl Jones 
Bruce Willis
Greg Luganis
Mrs. Annie Glenn
Carly Simon
Mel Tillis
John Stossel
Jimmy Stewart
Anthony Quinn
Sam Neal
Sources
ASHA American SpeechLanguage-Hearing Association
www.asha.org
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The Stuttering Foundation
www.stutteringhelp.org
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THANK YOU for your
participation and attention!
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Every day is a fresh start!
Make everyday
a great day
at (Name of School)!
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Created by- Valerie Vanis CCC-SLP, 2012