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| Stuttering | |
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| Other names | Stammering, alalia syllabaris, alalia literalis, anarthria literalis, dysphemia. |
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| Symptoms | Unwanted sound repetition and disruption or blocking of speech |
| Complications | Shame, bullying, social anxiety, fear of public speaking |
| Usual onset | 2–5 years |
| Duration | Long term |
| Causes | Unknown |
| Differential diagnosis | dysphonia |
| Treatment | Speech therapy |
| Medication | Dopamine antagonists |
| Prognosis | Usually resolves by late childhood; 20% of cases last into adulthood |
| Frequency | About 1% |
Stuttering or stammering is a problem of speech. It is a speech disorder some people have. Five to six percent of children have a stammer while one percent of adults have a stammer. Men are four times more likely to have a stammer than women. Stammers normally start at 2-6 years and run in families.
The person knows what they want to say but the flow of their speech is ‘bumpy’ and may have some of the following features:
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