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Tom (thestutteringbrain.blogspot.com)

From: Kids imitate stuttering? Stutterers dont stutter in foreign language?
Date: 21 Oct 2009
Time: 01:15:34 -0500
Remote Name: 88.207.200.14

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I have been interviewed about stuttering, my experiences and my blog for ISAD. I told them that most stuttering has a neurobiological basis (due to genetics or/and environmental impact like virus infection, birth issues, blow to head, etc) which gets magnified by learned behaviours and cognitive reactions. And the newspaper had the glorious idea to interview the National center of speech and language therapy. The result: A so-called expert told them that many kids start stuttering because they imitate someone who stutters. And stuttering must be learned because many stutterers do not stutter in a foreign language!! I am going insane... Any feedback?


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