| Adult stuttering can cause a great deal of stress | | | | motivational aspects prove life-changing, whilst |
| to the affected person. Although the exact cause | | | | other experience little to no improvement at all. |
| of stuttering is still unknown, researches have | | | | To produce optimal results, it is therefore |
| proposed several factors that could influence | | | | extremely important that you find the right |
| one's susceptibility to stuttering. | | | | therapist and construct a proper treatment plan |
| These factors range from psychological problems | | | | with him or her. |
| like low self-esteem to physiological problems like | | | | You should be aware that speech therapy is in no |
| genetics and neurological abnormalities. Since by | | | | way a cheap and fast road to success. Before a |
| far most stutterers recover spontaneously at a | | | | treatment plan can be constructed, the speech |
| very young age, stuttering in adults is not very | | | | pathologist will need to do a thorough evaluation |
| common. Recent research shows that only | | | | of your individual case of stuttering. Such an |
| 0.73%, or one in 135 adults, exhibit a certain | | | | evaluation can be quite expensive ($300-$500), so |
| degree of stuttering. To this small group of | | | | make sure you contact your speech pathologist |
| people, stuttering can however be a distracting, | | | | about his or her charges first. Once you start |
| frustrating and even downright debilitating disorder. | | | | therapy, make sure you set realistic goals for |
| Treating adult stuttering | | | | yourself: don't expect to be stutter-free in a |
| As any speech pathologist can tell you, a medicinal | | | | matter of weeks - or months for that matter. |
| cure for stuttering does not exist. Although this is | | | | Set reasonable but challenging goals and work |
| not exactly good news, don not let this prevent | | | | towards achieving them one-by-one. Reward |
| you from trying out therapeutic treatments like | | | | yourself for each goal you accomplish, so you |
| speech therapy. Speech therapy is often | | | | stay properly motivated and don't bail out once |
| prescribed to adult stutterers and it produces | | | | the going gets tough. |
| mixed results. For some, the exercises and | | | | |