Stuttering Essay

With most traits of an individual there is a question as to what has the most impact, nature or nurture. Stuttering is no different. There is a large amount of research supporting a genetic component to this characteristic of speech that about 1% of the population experiences (Cite). However when critically analyzing the evidence it is apparent that there is a clear nurture component as well. Researchers and clinicians have been searching for the etiology and incidence of stuttering; to formulate an effective treatment, also known as the epidemiology. Unfortunately like many areas of language this disorder is complex to study based on various factors. Thus a primary point noted based on the various resources is that, there is little understanding

A person’s social, emotional, and environmental factors also play a role in person’s fluencies. As mentioned above twin and familial studies are often done to assess the genetic component stuttering. These studies have also given researchers and clinician’s insight into other contributing factors. Within families, stuttering, repetitions, blocks or prolongation often vary from person to person (CITE). It was explained by a mother of identical twins that one of her twins mostly utilizes repetitions, where as his twin brother often experienced blocks. She expressed that the diffluencies were more expressive of their individual temperaments

For example, It was observed by (NAME 1) the educational level, parental occupation and cultural pressures play a large role in the etiology of a stutter. Further that Socio economic status has minimal effect on a person who stutters (CITE). On the other hand (Name2) believes socioeconomic statues does in fact have a role to play in the epidemiology of stuttering and more emphasis be put on attitudes of parents with a child who stutters rather then the parents educational level. (CITE) It is apparent even with the little knowledge we have about stuttering the information is not completely agreed upon and often contradictions are observed throughout the