Why Do Some People Stutter?
Rahul is a lonely child. He is laughed at because whenever he speaks, he stutters. He goes “my name is Ra-Ra-Rahul.” His mother and grandmother thought it was because he had a short tongue. Other people said it was because, as a baby, Rahul’s hair was cut before he spoke his first word. Finally, Rahul’s mother took him to the doctor. She was told that it had nothing to do with these myths. Rather, Rahul had a speech disorder called dysphemia. When we speak, a complex system of muscles coordinates the tongue, larynx (voice box), lips and mouth to produce sound. Sometimes a spasm occurs in these muscles and the speaker gets stuck with the first sound of the word. So instead of saying ‘Rahul’ the person would say ‘Ra-Ra-Rahul’. Very many myths surround this disorder. People think stuttering is caused by forcing a left-handed child to be right-handed or tickling the child too much and so on. Stuttering or stammering is a speech disorder, the cause of which is still unknown. It would be mer
Most everyone is able to speak normally without realizing just what a complicated procedure it really is and what amazing coordination is required by your larynx, cheeks, tongue, and lips to get the words out. It is when this coordination is not working properly that a person stutters or stammers. In one form of stuttering, the
