“Is speech stuttering genetic?”
My mother is stuttering and me too. Is speech stuttering genetic?
8 Answers
Yes, stuttering disorders often has a genetic component.
There is often a genetic component to stuttering. It does tend to run in families, but there are many contributing factors. If you are looking to improve the ease and fluency of your speech, there are speech pathologist who specialize in adult fluency.
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Here is some information for you regarding stuttering and whether or not is is genetic. Hope this helps.
Causes of Stuttering
Stuttering usually starts between 2 and 6 years of age. Many children go through normal periods of disfluency lasting less than 6 months. Stuttering lasting longer than this may need treatment.
There is no one cause of stuttering.
Possible causes include the following:
Family history: Many people who stutter have a family member who also stutters.
Brain differences: People who stutter may have small differences in the way their brain works during speech.
You cannot always know which children will continue to stutter, but the following factors may place them at risk:
Gender: Boys are more likely to continue stuttering than girls. Data are currently limited to individuals who identify as male or female.
Age when stuttering began: Children who start stuttering at age 3½ or later are more likely to continue stuttering.
Family recovery patterns: Children with family members who continued to stutter are also more likely to continue.
https://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/stuttering/#causes
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Here is some information for you regarding stuttering and whether or not is is genetic. Hope this helps.
Causes of Stuttering
Stuttering usually starts between 2 and 6 years of age. Many children go through normal periods of disfluency lasting less than 6 months. Stuttering lasting longer than this may need treatment.
There is no one cause of stuttering.
Possible causes include the following:
Family history: Many people who stutter have a family member who also stutters.
Brain differences: People who stutter may have small differences in the way their brain works during speech.
You cannot always know which children will continue to stutter, but the following factors may place them at risk:
Gender: Boys are more likely to continue stuttering than girls. Data are currently limited to individuals who identify as male or female.
Age when stuttering began: Children who start stuttering at age 3½ or later are more likely to continue stuttering.
Family recovery patterns: Children with family members who continued to stutter are also more likely to continue.
https://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/stuttering/#causes
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Genetics is one of several etiologies linked to stuttering. The nature and severity of the stuttering, however, is not consistent across family members. For instance, an individual may primarily have difficulty with repetitions of sound (e.g., "I d-d-d-d-d-on't want to leave"), while another family member may struggle with word repetitions ("I don't want to to to to leave"). Others may have multiple disfluencies (repetitions, prolongations, and blocks), as well as experiencing difficulty at varying levels. A speech therapist can help you (and your mother) develop strategies to reduce stuttering, as well as decrease anxiety that may be associated with the disfluencies.
Kimberly Baradei
Speech-Language Pathologist
Hi! Thanks for reaching out with your question. There is new research that suggests there can be a genetic component to stuttering as it is a neurodiversity. Speech therapy is effective in management of severity of symptoms. If you are interested in treatment, please locate a provider with experience in this area. Elevate Speech Services is licensed to practice in NJ, NC and FL.
Stuttering is one of the most mysterious of the speech impairments. It has been suggested that it can have a genetic component. Most prevalent in males.
Yes it is. Sometimes it can be non genetic too.
Yes, stuttering is genetic
