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Young children often go through a short period of stuttering, but this phase is very brief. For a small percentage (less than 1%), the stuttering progresses from simple repetition of consonants to repetition of words and phrases. Later, vocal ...
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001427.htm#Cau...
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001427.htm#Causes,%20incidence,%20and%20risk%20factors
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In addition, researchers are examining ways to identify groups of individuals who exhibit similar stuttering patterns and behaviors that may be associated with a common cause.
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www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/stutter.asp
www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/stutter.asp
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Although the exact cause of stuttering is not known, there are three leading theories that propose how stuttering develops. The learning theory proposes that stuttering is a learned behavior and that most normal children are occasionally di...
http://neurology.health-cares.net/stuttering-causes.php
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Though the environment, in particular parental behaviors, does not cause stuttering, it is an important factor that might adversely affect a child who is operating at a reduced capacity for developing fluent speech.
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www.minddisorders.com/Py-Z/Stuttering.html
www.minddisorders.com/Py-Z/Stuttering.html
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Stuttering is the condition in which the flow of speech is broken by abnormal stoppages (no sound), repetitions (st-st-stuttering), ... Adults may interject syllables ("uh") and occasionally repeat words, phrases and sounds, but these nonfluencies are accepted as normal and usually are not a cause for concern.
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www.kidsource.com/ASHA/Stuttering.html
www.kidsource.com/ASHA/Stuttering.html
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Stuttering — Comprehensive overview covers causes, diagnosis, treatment and coping for this speech disorder. ... Researchers don't know the causes of stuttering, but factors that may cause stuttering include:
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www.mayoclinic.com/health/stuttering/DS01027/DSECTION=c...
www.mayoclinic.com/health/stuttering/DS01027/DSECTION=causes
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Brain scans of adult stutterers show several neurological abnormalities, but it is unknown whether these neurological abnormalities are present before a child talks, and cause stuttering; or whether stuttering causes children's brain to develop abnormally.
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www.casafuturatech.com/Book/faq.html
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Although genes almost certainly play a role, they are probably not the only cause of stuttering--there are sets of identical twins in which one stutters and the other does not. ... But that does not mean that these stresses cause stuttering, since many other children have similar experiences and never stutter at all.
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www.drspock.com/article/0,1510,5504,00.html
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Stuttering - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Stuttering ( alalia syllabaris ), also known as stammering ( alalia literalis or anarthria literalis ), is a speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by involuntary repetition...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuttering
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