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Myth 1:
Stuttering is a defect of speech.
It
is not because every stutterer is able to speak fluently, regardless of the
structure of speech apparatus.
Myth 2:
Stuttering is genetically conditioned.
So
far, no stutter gene has been detected. Only one can speak of the
predispositions of speech inability to speak.
Myth 3:
Stuttering is innate.
No
one is born with stuttering. No stuttering babies were recorded on
babbling and chewing. Pickles are purchased between 3 and 6 years of age
in the development phase of speech. It happens that you stutter 1.5 year
old children, especially those who have a very rapid development of
speech. Stuttering precedes the phase of liquid speech. The problem
most often concerns the boys. It is not true that the child stutters
because he thinks faster than he says, because under this rule we all have to
stutter. Always think ahead of the word. Also, using multiple
languages before age 5 does not cause stuttering.
Myth 4:
You grow out stuttering.
Not
true, every stutter should be subjected to comprehensive and systematic
therapy. Do not use random advice or so. "Domestic ways"
(talking into the bucket, correcting, syllabelling, scaring).
Myth 5:
The stink is built on stress.
No,
there are many factors that cause stuttering. Firstly, you have the
ability to stutter: high sensory and emotional sensitivity, decreased
excitability, perinatal problems, delayed or accelerated speech development,
disturbed lateralization, delayed myelination, stuttering in the family, and
many others. Secondly, triggers for fear, horror, detention, separation
from parents, traumatic events, imitation of a stutterer, impaired organism
(allergy, chronic diseases). Third - stuttering fixation factors,
stigmatization, ineffective treatments, prolonged disease states, ineffective
conscious struggle with stuttering, parental over-anxiety.
Myth 6:
Jaws cannot be cured completely.
No,
stuttering can be cured. Stomach is a learned emotional response - a
specific, learned program written in the brain. Stuttering creates personality
stuttering. The one who stutters is stuttering even when he speaks
fluently. Stiffened, stutters not only when he speaks, but especially when
he is planning his speech (mental level). This is what distinguishes
people who do not stutter, which sometimes also have moments of speechlessness.
Myth 7:
Stuttering is a way to deal with anxiety.
No,
the fear is secondary to stuttering. The stuttering behavior and reactions
of the stutter are built on stuttering. Stuttering is caused by
communication anxiety rather than stuttering due to anxiety.
Myth 8: Psychological problems cause stuttering.
Not
true, stuttering causes psychological problems and sometimes even psychiatric
(depression, psychosis).
Myth 9:
The child does not realize that she is
stuttering.
Not
true, the child just does not know the name of his ailments (stuttering). Every
living organism knows that it is uncomfortable for him. The children are
turning their eyes, covering their mouths, silent, crying, stomping their feet,
asking for help, though they cannot talk about what's going on with them, which
does not mean they have no problem.
Myth 10:
"Traditional" speech therapy
helps to improve speech.
Unfortunately
not. Rhythmizing, syllabelling, tapping, clapping, bouncing, squealing of
hard pseudosaurs, chanting of rhymes, speeding of the slow tempo,
"well" practice (speaking in a bucket), echo-corrector even
stuttering. It could even be said that these are archaic and ineffective
methods used since the days of Claudius, who would not say stuck to the well in
order not to stutter. Do not over-protect children from
stress. Psychological anxiety therapy will also not solve the problem, as
the relaxation techniques themselves do not solve the problem.
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