Stuttering is a communication disorder that affects a person’s speech fluency. It is also known as dysfluency. It is characterized by three common characteristics, repetition of sounds, words, or syllables; prolongation of sound; and interruption in speech (Coleman, 2013). Someone who stutters knows exactly what they want to say but has some difficulty producing a normal flow of speech.
Despite what some people may think, parenting styles and emotional problems are not a cause of stuttering. However, they can worsen dysfluency. Stuttering is caused by genetic and neurophysiological factors. Stuttering can affect people of all ages. Stuttering usually starts between ages two and a half and four years but can start later on in elementary school …show more content…
While growing up in the suburbs of London Blunt developed a stutter so unbearable that she could hardly hold a conversation. In an issue of W magazine she says, “I was a smart kid and had a lot to say but I just couldn’t say it. It would just haunt me. I never thought I’d be able to sit and talk to someone like I’m talking to you right now.” Blunt also said in the article, "I did have a bad stuttering problem as a child. I'd try to push the words out, but it was frustrating. My parents took me to speech coaches and relaxation coaches. It didn't work. Then one of my teachers at school had a brilliant idea and said, 'Why don't you speak in an accent in our school play?' I distanced myself from me through this character, and it was so freeing that my stuttering stopped when I was onstage. That’s what got her into acting. Her mother was an actress and she never expected to follow in her footsteps because of her stuttering. It was really a miracle." In 2014 Emily Blunt visited the American Institute for stuttering. The American Institute for stuttering is the leading non-profit organization who offers a variety of services such as, early intervention for children as young as two-years, individual therapy for children and adults, specialty group workshops, a weekly practice and support group, and two-week intensive programs that run at least five times a year. Their main goal is to give affordable speech therapy
Despite what some people may think, parenting styles and emotional problems are not a cause of stuttering. However, they can worsen dysfluency. Stuttering is caused by genetic and neurophysiological factors. Stuttering can affect people of all ages. Stuttering usually starts between ages two and a half and four years but can start later on in elementary school …show more content…
While growing up in the suburbs of London Blunt developed a stutter so unbearable that she could hardly hold a conversation. In an issue of W magazine she says, “I was a smart kid and had a lot to say but I just couldn’t say it. It would just haunt me. I never thought I’d be able to sit and talk to someone like I’m talking to you right now.” Blunt also said in the article, "I did have a bad stuttering problem as a child. I'd try to push the words out, but it was frustrating. My parents took me to speech coaches and relaxation coaches. It didn't work. Then one of my teachers at school had a brilliant idea and said, 'Why don't you speak in an accent in our school play?' I distanced myself from me through this character, and it was so freeing that my stuttering stopped when I was onstage. That’s what got her into acting. Her mother was an actress and she never expected to follow in her footsteps because of her stuttering. It was really a miracle." In 2014 Emily Blunt visited the American Institute for stuttering. The American Institute for stuttering is the leading non-profit organization who offers a variety of services such as, early intervention for children as young as two-years, individual therapy for children and adults, specialty group workshops, a weekly practice and support group, and two-week intensive programs that run at least five times a year. Their main goal is to give affordable speech therapy