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From: Tim Mackesey
Date: 10/3/03
Time: 4:38:49 AM
Remote Name: 65.80.75.172
I'll be brief on adult onset after a traumatic event. And my examples are ones that I have talked to family to corroborate that there was no stuttering prior to the event.
One example: a 32 year old woman was involved in a car accident. She was the only survivor and three occupants- her best friends- were all dead at the scene. Very sad, indeed. WHen rescue workers arrived and asked her questions, she froze and could not speak. Like a long block lasting for minutes. She did not lose consciousness during the wreck. A psychiatrist could better explain this phenomenon. Her family corroborated that she began stuttering at that time and that it became progressively worse and more prevalent/chronic.
I know cases like this are extremely rare and not well chronicled.
I believe most SLPs think of neurogenic stuttering as status post TBI, Stroke, or other cerebral accidents and/or lesions.
Psychogenic is another animal.
Isn't stuttering one of the most fascinating disorders on the planet?
Cheers, Tim