Scholars Say Causes of Stuttering Are Multiple and Interconnected

There is new light being shed on the possible causation of stuttering.  Researchers are now finding that it is highly hereditary, and while most children do grow out of it, there are roughly one percent that persist into adulthood.  While the initial instinct for a teacher of a stuttering student is to encourage them to "slow down", Tommie L. Robinson Jr, the director of the Scottish Rite Center for Childhood Language Disorders, insists that teachers should instead model fluid, easy talking.  I find this quite informative, as I will most likely encounter a child effected by this disorder at some point in my career.  I haven't heard much about it, but as the article points out, with the film "The King's Speech" up for a dozen Oscars this year perhaps more attention and understanding will be brought to the disorder.