| One theory holds that the basis of a stuttering problem | | | | caused by a situation, or emotional factors, they |
| is rooted in psychology. You can only learn how to | | | | believe that the biggest difference between those |
| stop stuttering once you have addressed underlying | | | | who stutter and those who do not is neurological. |
| psychological issues that contribute to the problem. A | | | | Psychological reasons probably have nothing to do |
| psychotherapist will help you understand and deal with | | | | with it- aside from their stutter, stutterers are |
| these issues, leading to improvements in your speech. | | | | completely normal. |
| A second theory says that stuttering is a learned | | | | Recent studies have shown that there may also be a |
| behavior, which small children normally engage in as | | | | genetic component to stuttering. Research done on |
| they are learning to speak. If a child is punished or | | | | twins and multiple generations in families seem to |
| criticized for this, she may develop anxiety surrounding | | | | indicate that stuttering may run in families. While most |
| speech, and may not be able to stop stuttering, once | | | | children with this problem, do stop stuttering at some |
| she has started. | | | | point, a small percentage continue into adulthood, and |
| Yet another school of thought proposes that stuttering | | | | are more likely do to so if their relatives did as well. |
| is organic, and that some people's brains are simply | | | | Learning the causes of stuttering is an important first |
| wired a bit differently. Although proponents of this | | | | step in determining how you will eventually go about |
| theory generally allow that stuttering can also be | | | | treating it. |