Biological Benefits Of Stuttering

Stuttering has been prevalent in mankind for as long as since spoken communication has been around. The topic of stuttering can be considered confusing, terrifying, controversial, and extremely misunderstood. Stuttering has for long been regarded as a psychological or anxiety related disorder. Many professionals, such as speech-language pathologists (SLP), doctors, and psychologists are often reluctant to work with or treat individuals who stutter. Research has both shown and contradicted evidence that stuttering is inherited or genetically related somehow.
Stuttering has been thought of a less serious condition that is all in the mind of the individual. Many professionals believe that the individual stutters due to anxiety or some other psychological factor. However, individuals who stutter have disagreed with these accusations. Stuttering can have a tremendous negative impact on a person’s life in many ways. New research is being done to disprove the notion that stuttering is a disorder of the mind, and rather a biological condition.
The thought of stuttering being a potentially genetically or inherited trait may seem shocking to some people. According to Dennis Drayna (2012), who is a researcher at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), research has showed that there
Throughout my undergraduate studies, there was always a big debate of whether stuttering was truly organic or not, which would result the class being split in half on their beliefs. I myself am sometimes split with what I believe causes stuttering. I do believe that anxiety or even excitement plays a huge role in stuttering, but I also believe that somewhere in our brains, there is something present in a person who stutters that is not present in non-stutters. Perhaps that biological or even inherited factor is stronger in some individuals that