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Stuttering
To make a long story short...
Immediate Risk Factors
The immediate risk factors of stuttering are being picked on, denial of some jobs or promotions, avoidance of specific words or phrases, and anxiety about speaking.
Long Term Risk Factors
The long term risk factors of stuttering are low self-esteem, Guilt, Shame, not being outgoing, depression, and anger.
Who is more likely to develop a stutter?
A child is more likely to develop lifelong stuttering if a relative stuttered, it developed after the age of four, it doesn't start going away after seven years old, or the child is a boy, because females are more likely to grow out of it than males.
Interpersonal Communication
-There are many support groups for people who stutter. One of which is the National Stuttering Association online. There you can find answers to your questions, stories of people living with stuttering, and dates and locations of meetings you can attend.
http://www.nsastutter.org/
Advances
Famous Stutterers
Julia Roberts
Marilyn Monroe
Emily Blunt
Media Influences
K-K-K-Katy
Stutter
Sources
http://www.voanews.com/content/researchers-discover-stuttering-gene-84146332/171064.html
http://www.stutteringhelp.org/stuttering-myths-beliefs-and-straight-talk-teens
http://www.stutteringhelp.org/6-tips-speaking-someone-who-stutters-0
http://www.stutteringhelp.org/risk-factors
http://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/stuttering.htm
http://mankatofreepress.com/local/x1531220021/Film-puts-positive-spin-on-stuttering
Elizabeth Stinson
5th hour
Mrs. Hinz