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FAQs
1. What is stammering?
Stammering is an obstacle that affects the verbal communication
abilities of a significant proportion of the population within our
community. Stammering is a communication disorder in which the normal
flow of speech is broken by repetitions, prolongations, or abnormal
stoppages (no sound or block) of sounds and syllables. A person who
stammers may exhibit one of these or a combination of all these
characteristics. There may be unusual facial and body movements,
associated with the efforts to speak.
2. What causes stammering?
There is no single cause for stammering. Stammering may occur when
a combination of factors come together and may have different causes
in different people. The current research is focussed on the
connection between stammering and the neurological coordination of
speech. Lot of research has been made about the factors, which
contribute to its development in the areas of genetics,
neurophysiology, child development, and family dynamics.
3. Is it stammering or stuttering?
Two different words, with the same meaning. Stuttering is a term
used most commonly in America, Australia while stammering is used most
commonly in the UK, Europe, and India.
4. Is stammering a disease?
No, it is a speech disorder. It is not a disease, so it cannot be
treated through medicine.
5. Is stammering inherited?
Yes, in some cases stammers have a family history of stammering.
6. Is stammering due to organic problem?
No, its not, reason being, stammer doesn't stammers all the time.
Sometimes he/she is very fluent in speech.
7. Is stammering a psychological problem?
Yes, it is a psycho speech disorder.
8. What's the right age for getting treatment for stammering?
When a sufferer himself/herself wants to get rid of stammering or
the parents of the child really want their child to get rid of this
speech disorder and really want to work on it.
9. Is there any medicine, to get rid of stammering?
As it is not a disease, so it cannot be treated through medicine.
10. How much time it takes to get rid of stammering?
The improvement starts
from the very first sitting; generally it takes around 20 sittings in
all, that can be a regular daily sitting or once or twice in a week.
11. My child doesn't stammers for month's altogether, then suddenly
one day he starts stammering, why is it so?
Yes, it can be the initial stage, occasional stammering, don't
miss this stage, it's the right time to take treatment.
12. My child doesn't stammers while singing or reciting a poem, why
is it so?
That is not his/her original style of speech; it's a copied style.
13. How many people stammer?
Approximately 1% of the population stammers.
14. What is the ratio of males to females who stammer?
Stammering affects about four times as many males as females.
15. Can stammering be treated?
Yes, there are a variety of successful approaches for treating
both children and adults. In general, the earlier, the better is a
good advice. Early intervention improves the possibility of curing the
stammerer.
16. Is there some instant cure for stammering?
There are no instant miracle cures for stammering. However, a
qualified speech therapist can help with Psychotherapy, not only
children, but also young adults, older adults make significant
progress towards fluency.
17. My child has started stammering, should I wait or seek help?
It is best to seek help as soon as possible. If the stammering
persists beyond three months or is particularly severe, or there is a
family history, you should seek help from a speech pathologist, who
specialises in stammering treatment.
18. My
child stammers, but I think I should not talk about stammering with
him?
Don’t
treat this problem indifferently, as you may make it worse by not
talking about it. Take it like other daily routine problems the child
is experiencing, where we try to help the child, rather acceptance and
acknowledgement of the problem can make your child feel better. Let
the child share the difficulty he or she is facing and convey to the
child that you understand the problem, which is quite common, and one
can get rid of this with a professional advice. It’s better to confirm
and assure the child that it will be okay.
It’s
quite troublesome and upsetting for a child, when no one seems to
understand, discuss or help him out of this problem.
It’s
quite confusing; this child thinks why I can’t talk fluently like
others? What’s wrong with me?
Talk to
the child calmly and naturally the same way that you talk about any
other problems. Similarly, punishing the child for stammering is of no
help.
19. For
days, weeks, months altogether stammering disappears and then returns
again?
This
often happens and makes stammering frustrating.
Yes, it
can be the initial stage, occasional stammering, don’t miss this
stage; it’s the right time to take treatment.
When a
person tries to avoid or hide stammering from strangers or people who
are important, anxiety level increases, this leads to increase in
tension, and in turn, increases the likelihood of stammering.
20. Why I
find difficulty with sounds or letters k, b, t, d, m?
What
probably happens is that these are the key words in a situation, may
be the first letter of a person’s own name or words that can’t be
avoided, the word carries much of the meaning and if it is not used in
the sentence, the message sounds different.
When we
begin to notice particular letters, words or sounds in our speech,
things go worse.
There
may be occasions when these sounds will be said fluently.
21. Do
you think that people who stammer are very intelligent?
There is
no truth in the statement that people who stammer are very intelligent
or with superior intelligence or bright or not so bright.
The
research also tells us that there is no truth in this statement.
People who stammer, generally show the same spread of intelligence
level as the rest of population.
22.
Should some parents be blamed as cause of stammering?
It’s
rather a misconception that some parents are the cause of stammering.
There
have been several research studies investigating whether parents of
children who stammer do react or interact differently with these
children, and the research says that parents are not the cause of
stammering in their children.
23. Why
others don’t understand stammering?
True,
mostly people don’t understand it, reason being lack of knowledge and
less study of the subject matter. On the other hand some are very
helpful, may be due to some personal experience.
Mostly
stammerers are labeled, nervous, inferior, stupid. Sometimes others do
react in an unhelpful manner, give unhelpful advice and make silly
comments, this in turn, makes an individual very self-conscious, and
would lose confidence quickly.
Just
saying, “Don’t worry what others think or say”, “Be bold”, “Be
confident”, “You are not less than others”, doesn’t work out …..
Better take professional advice.
24. Why
is it that people who stammer can sing or recite a poem, without a
problem?
This
question really confuses all. It is interesting that people who
stammer can often sing or recite a poem fluently using different
accents, whispering, acting a part in a play, are often easy for them.
It may be that this is not his/her original style of speech, it’s a
copied style. The words are already there, so the language doesn’t
need to be planned or constructed. But none of these facts have ever
been found to be helpful in overcoming stammering.
25. Is it
advisable to ignore stammering?
This is
in fact not the solution to the problem. If the sufferer is aware of
the difficulties and is also expressing concern or frustration with
his or her speech, it is best to seek professional advice at the
earliest.
Many
children are aware of the difficulty in their speech from an early
age, as young as 3 or 4 years and describe the difficulty they face in
their speech.
Just
saying “Ignore it”, is usually impossible and unhelpful. Suggestions
and comments such as “Speak slowly”, “Speak comfortably”, “I’ll listen
to you”, “No hurry”, can often be helpful and encouraging.
26. Is
stammering just a phase which children go through?
Yes, to
some extent. Many children pass through a stage, called normal
non-fluency stage, when it sounds as if they are stammering. This
stage may last several weeks, or even months, and then they will
become fluent in their speech again. It is estimated that 80% of the
children come out from the normal non-fluency stage, and the rest will
need help. There are some children who continue to stammer can be
benefited from professional advice.
It is
best to seek professional advice as soon as possible. The earlier help
is provided, the more likely the child is to either overcome the
problem or learn to manage it successfully.
The
improvement starts from the very first sitting; generally it takes
around 20 sittings in all, that can be a regular daily sitting or once
or twice in a week.
27. I cannot come to Chandigarh, is there any home therapy programme, or advice me with some tips, to get rid of stammering.
No, I
sincerely advise you to attend proper Psycho-speech therapy sessions
to get rid of stammering. Don’t take incomplete advice, it won’t help
you.
28. Do you arrange boarding and lodging for your clients?
Yes, if
you want to stay in
Chandigarh
and have come with appointment, then we arrange boarding and lodging
at very nominal charges @ Rs.200/- per day. It is a sharing
accommodation. Otherwise also, you have the option to live on your own
or we even can suggest you other places for your stay and food.
29. What are the charges for total sittings/treatment?
You can
contact on our cell No. 09815002267, any day between 7:00 a.m. to
10:00 p.m.
Payments
can be made by any of the following options:
(a)
Cash payment;
(b)
Bank Draft payable at Chandigarh (INDIA) in
favour of DYAL CHHABRA.
(c)
Bank transfer vide Internet Banking;
(d)
Deposit directly in our Bank Account,
anywhere in India.
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