Emotional Trauma and Stuttering

<p>Many recent news interviews and articles have made a matter of fact declaration that "stuttering is not caused by trauma." &nbsp;It's true that young preschool children do not begin to stutter because of trauma. &nbsp;Stuttering is best classified as a neurological disorder. &nbsp;Now let's look at the role that traumatic experiences play in the complex communication disorder called stuttering- or stammering in the UK. &nbsp;&nbsp;Teasing, bullying, mimicking, stupid and harmful comments are traumatic for the person who stutters (pws). &nbsp;The pws develops anxiety, avoidance, and shame as a result of the traumatic experiences of said hurtful moments of stuttering. &nbsp;The pws who stutters can also feel ashamed and remember avoiding talking (i.e., declining a reading at a wedding). &nbsp;The CDC researched and discovered that 61% of adults remember Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE). &nbsp;To honor,understand, and to effectively help pws the <em>life experience of stuttering</em> must become clear. &nbsp;The personal experience of trauma within the pws is responsible for "the iceberg of stuttering" and the "giant in chains complex." &nbsp;Listen to this and other podcasts of mine that examine fear and the psychological parts of stuttering. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>