I believe that this is not a "disorder,"even though it is not helpful to one's easy passage in the world.It is but a natural remnant,an atavism left over from
the distant biological"cross over" so to say, from our closest biological cousins, the chimpanzees. A few of us have not the necessary neuromuscular coordination for what we
call fluent speech. Another "leftover:" bunions on some of our feet...the "remnants" of opposable thumbs,left over from our relatively recent quadrumanous past...
i think there is more to stuttering than just genetical transmission... some people stutter when they are afraid, when they are angry, or when they are lying... i always stuttered, but there are times in my life where it just stops. those are the times when i feel so centered, satisfied in many ways in my life, feeling in harmony. i always hated this "disorder" in me, and have always avoided looking into it. it's always been ashamed of it, and scared that people would make fun of me.
@LionEntity Given our complete lack of understanding of the underlying causes of stuttering, the initial goal was to identify at least one cause of this disorder. Now, after have been identified 3 different genes involved, these findings have led us in a completely unexpected direction. An inherited metabolic disorder had never previously been proposed as a cause of stuttering, and we now have a number of new avenues of research open to us.
@LionEntity These findings clearly demonstrate that stuttering is a biological disorder. They take us farther away from the view that stuttering is caused by interactions with other people, or that it is a social disorder or an emotional disorder. These findings will hopefully help remove the stigma that has been associated with stuttering due to the misperception that stuttering represents nervousness or some sort of character weakness.
@LionEntity Remember that several neurological disorders also show great variability in the manifestation of symptoms. Just to name a few: dyslexia, Tourette syndrome, Parkinson's disease, dystonia, etc. However, this variability in the manifestation of symptoms does not make them less neurological than they actually are.
If my grandparents were alive today, they would be happy to that their parenting skills did not cause the stuttering in their sons. They would also be happy to know that the Stuttering Foundation helped their sons lead successful lives because of their book Self Therapy for the Stutterer and referral of one of the sons to a speech therapist trained to work with stuttering. Thanks to the Stuttering Foundation for supporting Dr. Draynas work on discovering genes that affect stuttering!
This is really an exciting time for stutterers (stammerers) all over the world; just knowing that we now have a genetic cause of stuttering (at least 9%) we can keep hope alive for gene therapy in the treatment of stuttering
I believe that this is not a "disorder,"even though it is not helpful to one's easy passage in the world.It is but a natural remnant,an atavism left over from
the distant biological"cross over" so to say, from our closest biological cousins, the chimpanzees. A few of us have not the necessary neuromuscular coordination for what we
call fluent speech. Another "leftover:" bunions on some of our feet...the "remnants" of opposable thumbs,left over from our relatively recent quadrumanous past...
975432able 4 months ago
I'm excited for this finding on behalf of stutterers. Closer and closer to a cure.
swishahouse2006 4 months ago
i think there is more to stuttering than just genetical transmission... some people stutter when they are afraid, when they are angry, or when they are lying... i always stuttered, but there are times in my life where it just stops. those are the times when i feel so centered, satisfied in many ways in my life, feeling in harmony. i always hated this "disorder" in me, and have always avoided looking into it. it's always been ashamed of it, and scared that people would make fun of me.
LionEntity 1 year ago
@LionEntity Given our complete lack of understanding of the underlying causes of stuttering, the initial goal was to identify at least one cause of this disorder. Now, after have been identified 3 different genes involved, these findings have led us in a completely unexpected direction. An inherited metabolic disorder had never previously been proposed as a cause of stuttering, and we now have a number of new avenues of research open to us.
renefrag 1 year ago
@LionEntity These findings clearly demonstrate that stuttering is a biological disorder. They take us farther away from the view that stuttering is caused by interactions with other people, or that it is a social disorder or an emotional disorder. These findings will hopefully help remove the stigma that has been associated with stuttering due to the misperception that stuttering represents nervousness or some sort of character weakness.
renefrag 1 year ago
@LionEntity Remember that several neurological disorders also show great variability in the manifestation of symptoms. Just to name a few: dyslexia, Tourette syndrome, Parkinson's disease, dystonia, etc. However, this variability in the manifestation of symptoms does not make them less neurological than they actually are.
renefrag 1 year ago
If my grandparents were alive today, they would be happy to that their parenting skills did not cause the stuttering in their sons. They would also be happy to know that the Stuttering Foundation helped their sons lead successful lives because of their book Self Therapy for the Stutterer and referral of one of the sons to a speech therapist trained to work with stuttering. Thanks to the Stuttering Foundation for supporting Dr. Draynas work on discovering genes that affect stuttering!
Bud47374 2 years ago
This is really an exciting time for stutterers (stammerers) all over the world; just knowing that we now have a genetic cause of stuttering (at least 9%) we can keep hope alive for gene therapy in the treatment of stuttering
stanley191377 2 years ago