Stuttering

The posts are based on my experience as life-long stutterer and professional scientist in areas of Biophysics and bio-inspired computing (NASA 1980-2020). I reached a point where my stutter is no longer an issue, and is normally undetectable, but I can still be caught by surprise instances. This is probably the best that can be expected for this stubborn syndrome.

Wednesday, April 07, 2021

Do some adults "outgrow" their stutter?

This is a very complex disorder with neurological and psychological components. We tend to bunch the disorder into two broad categories:...

Tuesday, April 06, 2021

Stuttering while praying and other "special" situations

Stuttering is situational, and different situations affect us differently, but I think it is clear that words that come from memory and wi...

Monday, April 05, 2021

Are there animals that "stutter"?

My guess is that there should be some kind of symbolic content in the communication, as in patterns of sounds (like words) having a "...

Sometimes it's OK to "give up"... (pause)

We can get into a negative feedback loop (block - emotional reaction - deeper block --- more reaction --- even deeper block...) when our c...

Is stuttering "mental"

If by "mental" one means that there is a psychological component to stuttering, I think that is abundantly clear. Yet that is ...

Could amnesia eliminate stuttering?

Thus is an important question that relates to how stuttering is dependent on formed memories. To the extent that our stutter is triggered o...

About insensitive comments

It's important to note that most fluent people simply do not understand what is going on. That can result in reactions that are insens...

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