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From: Luc De Nil
Date: 23 Oct 2007
Time: 09:18:55 -0500
Remote Name: 142.150.170.252
Nataliya - there is not much data on genetic links in neurogenic stuttering. We have just had an article accepted in the journal of fluency disorders which reports on some survey data - we did collect information on family history and there did not seem to be clear link. I don't think there will be a strong link found as these disfluency problems result from an adult-onset neurological disease. With regard to different types of disfluencies - yes, it seems that different etiologies may result in somewhat different disfluency behaviours. It's too detailed to address that issue here, but I suggest you look at my review chapter in the recently published book by Conture & Curlee, STuttering and related disorders of fluency