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From: Henny Bijleveld
Date: 10/8/01
Time: 1:03:54 AM
Remote Name: 164.15.7.112
The last developments in the research on acquired stuttering (especially with MRI)show that there might be a common base , i.e. developmental stuttering might have a neurological base as well. This hypothesis could explain the following questions: why one child in a family does stutter and others don't, why stuttering children often show concomitant linguistic diffi ulties, why stuttering children often show concomitant psymotric difficulties, why stuttering children often show coordination problems, why stuttering children often show timing problems. All these difficulties might find their explanation in a general motor-linguistic-deficit, which is neurologically based, and that can be treated (at all the levels) at a very young age . This is my own vision of developmental stuttering. I think that psychological problems that can be very present in stuttering, develop in connection with the language problem, but never is the cause of the stuttering.It can become predominant at the time... I hope I answered your question . Hope to hear from you. Henny-Annie Bijleveld.