Stuttering
Stuttering is a disturbance of the flow of speech in which sounds, syllables or words are repeated, drawn out or blocked. It is well treatable with speech therapy. At the Kyborg Institute we additionally read the theme on a soul-related level.
A sensitive reading
Professionally, stuttering is today regarded as a speech fluency disorder that usually begins in childhood; the World Health Organization lists it in its ICD-11 classification as a developmental speech fluency disorder. Uncertainty and fear are more a consequence than a cause: people who stutter often experience being interrupted or not accepted, and soon come to fear speaking itself. That is why an environment that listens patiently and takes one seriously does good. No one is to blame for it; stuttering is no “mistake in upbringing”.
The reliable way: speech therapy
With stuttering, speech therapy helps – with children as early as possible. Relaxation methods and a strengthened self-confidence can accompany this.
What does that mean in practice?
- Take up speech therapy help, with children early.
- Listen patiently, do not put under pressure, take seriously.
- Relaxation does good.
Frequently asked questions
How does the Kyborg Institute read stuttering?
We look above all at the experience: people who stutter often feel uncertainty and the fear of not being accepted – more as a consequence than as a cause. A patient, accepting environment does good.
How is stuttering treated?
With speech therapy, with children as early as possible. Relaxation methods and a strengthened self-confidence can support this.
Can stuttering be 'overcome'?
Many people achieve clear improvements with speech therapy, especially when treatment starts early in childhood.
Change history · last updated on
- — Notes shortened, text tidied.
- — Current professional view on stuttering added; frequently asked questions revised.
- — Address of this entry localised: it now carries the English term instead of the German one. The old address redirects.
- — First English version.
Sources
- D. Harald Alke: Gesundheitslexikon (Health Encyclopedia). A detailed account of health-relevant topics and therapeutic methods; bundled, overlapping experiences from around 30 years of life counselling with clients. Kyborg Institute.
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