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From: Rick
Date: 12 Oct 2011
Time: 13:31:00 -0500
Remote Name: 156.26.209.32
I am a native Chinese language Speaker currently living in the United States. Stuttering can be situatonal and variable, although I can stutter severely in both Chinese and English. I was wondering what we know about stuttering in different cultures (Asian countries, Africa) and if there are any published studies available on the prevalence of stuttering and societal attitudes toward stuttering? In particular, I wonder if stuttering is viewed more negatively in other cultures (by doctors, teachers, parents, general public). As evidence by this video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGZGLbNE9FY&feature=player_embedded Part of the problem related to stuttering severity is the fear of listener reactions. Negative reactions rom the listener make the stuttering worse in children and adults. I always suspected that the prevalence of stuttering in Chinese speakers might be lower than 1%. This is because changes in prosody might affect stuttering. For example, when I raise my voice or change my pitch, I am able to improve my stuttering (get out of a silent block). Nevertheless, there must be tons (millions) of Chinese speakers in China who stutter and I am not sure how they live with stuttering. Finally, does the Lidcombe Program, Fluency Shaping techniques, and Stuttering Modification program "work" in languages besides English, which are the specific changes/tweaks that need to be made to adapt classic stuttering therapy to other languages? I do not see any published studies on pubmed? Thanks a lot for your time! Sincerely, Rick