Stuttering Causes   

Stuttering causes vary from person to person.  In fact, no two people stutter in exactly the same way, even if they live in the same household and have been raised by the same people.  Some people may stutter all the time and other people may only stutter from time to time.

To understand stuttering causes one must first understand stuttering.  Stuttering is a speech disorder in which syllables, sounds, or even words are prolonged or repeated, which actually disrupts the normal flow of speech that the person would otherwise have.  Stuttering is often accompanied by behaviors such as tremors of the lips, blinking eyes, etc.  Stuttering can be frustrating for the individual as it often makes it difficult for the individual to be understood. 

There are two main types of stuttering causes and a third very rare type of stuttering that isn’t seen all that often.  The first is developmental stuttering.  This is usually seen in young children who are still developing their language skills.  This is the single most common type of stuttering.   

The problem is that children can often think faster than they can speak or they don’t have the language abilities to meet their verbal demands.  Developmental stuttering is known to run in families, but it is not understood what causes this predisposition to stuttering in some families but not others. 

The second type of stuttering is neurogenic stuttering.  This is where stuttering happens after some sort of life altering event such as a stroke, head trauma, or a brain injury of some kind.  This type of stuttering is actually caused by the difficult of the brain in coordinating all of the activities that are involved in speaking.  In some cases this type of stuttering cannot be resolved even with therapy and in some cases it resolves itself over time. 

There is a third but very rare type of stuttering cased psychogenic stuttering.  Years ago it was believed that all stuttering was psychogenic, but today it is known that it is not the case.  This type of stuttering is caused by emotional trauma or just thought processing problems or difficulty reasoning. 

A doctor or speech pathologist is the only one who can determine what the stuttering causes are with any one individual.  From there, the treatment will be based on the cause and also the severity, the age, and other contributing factors.  Since each person is very individual where stuttering is concerned, the responsiveness to treatment will vary greatly. 

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