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From: Charlie O
Date: 18 Oct 2012
Time: 13:04:27 -0500
Remote Name: 143.236.86.55
Paul: An excellent question! As John pointed out, the likelihood of stuttering is increased in individuals with cognitive impairments when compared to those with intact cognition. That being said, it does not mean that people who stutter are more likely to have cognitive impairments (where there is NO correlation). As a matter of fact, there have been recent studies of children who stutter that have shown that they have performed at or above normative expectations in language tasks. It was speculated that early advanced language skills in these children may have placed them more at risk for stuttering. As far as I am aware, the major difference between a person who stutters and one who doesn’t is that the person stutters.