Issue 011
Wang Yuning column
01, what is stuttering
Stuttering, also known as "stuttering".
It is a common speech fluency disorder in children.
02, what are the manifestations of stuttering
In fact, all of us will not speak completely fluently, repeating some words and phrases is a common thing, and sometimes we repeat the starting word or voice many times.
For example, repetition.
Something like: Mm-hmm, can I hang out today?
For example, drag out the long tone.
Similar to: emm, this.........
Sometimes we even repeat it so many times that we forget what we're trying to say, but that doesn't mean it's stuttering. Because this phenomenon does not persist for a long time or continues to occur.
In general, the incidence of such repetitive words and words in normal populations is less than 1%. When linguistic or non-verbal phenomena such as repetition, interruption, and elongation persist for more than 6 to 12 months, and affect the child's life, study, work, or months without any improvement, we need to analyze whether it is a stuttering condition through evaluation.
Manifestations of stuttering can be divided into verbal and nonverbal features.
1. Speech characteristics
repeat:
Repetition of words: such as: "We, we, let's go to the supermarket"
Repetition of words: such as: "Want to eat, eat, eat, eat apple"
Phoneme repetition: "w, w, w, w (I) I don't know." “
Drag length:
Unacceptable elongated sounds often appear at the beginning of a word or sentence.
For example, "It's raining this ———."
clog:
Inappropriate force or pause appears in the word.
For example: "I y (a), ao (o) go home".
insert:
Insert sounds, syllables, and words in sentences that are not related to what you are about to say.
For example: "Today (En) went to the park." ”
Unsynchronized speech:
Disrupt the rhythm of a statement because of inappropriate accents, interruptions, or accelerations.
Such as: "Today's day, day, gas too, hot." ”
Repeated corrections and changes have reached an unreasonable level.
For example, "I want it, I don't want to eat that", and the frequency of such phenomena is too high.
2. Non-verbal features
The child has spasms of the vocal organs and inappropriate movements when speaking, and they are more obvious.
For example: blinking eyes, mouth twitches, etc.
Some children also experience some body parts being too stressful.
For example: the face is too stiff, clenched fists, force, etc.
Some children add small movements when stuttering.
For example: nodding, stomping, too many inappropriate gestures, etc.
Some children even deliberately avoid talking in order to avoid stuttering, reducing verbal output.
3. Psychological aspect
Stuttering often causes anxiety, fear, and mood disorders.
Anxiety about stuttering is mainly at the social level, which is related to the severity of stuttering, and if it is severe, it can even lead to social phobia.
03, what to do
1. Ignore the problem of stuttering in children.
When it is found that the child is stuttering, parents should not be anxious, try to ignore his stuttering problem, and communicate with him as a normal talking child.
2. Listen carefully and don't interrupt.
Parents should listen carefully to the child's speech, do not correct him, do not interrupt the child in the middle, and do not worry, help him finish the speech.
3. Slow down the speed of speech and teach by example.
When communicating with children in daily life, the speed of speech should be slow and the pronunciation should be clear, so as to create a good language environment for the child, thereby alleviating the symptoms of stuttering.
Of course, it would be better if the whole family could communicate slowly, so that we can set an example for our children and lead by example and tell them to speak more slowly.
4. Don't imitate children.
Don't imitate your child at home, even if it is to communicate with others, pay attention.
If there are stuttering people around, keep the child as far away from him as possible.
5. Increase self-confidence.
We must correctly guide the child, do not criticize and scold the child because of the symptoms of stuttering in the child's speech, which will make the child more nervous when speaking, and even avoid language expression and communication, resulting in aggravation of stuttering symptoms.
If your child has stuttering that lasts for more than 3 to 4 months and interferes with normal communication, it is recommended to go to the hospital for a professional diagnosis and, if necessary, speech therapy.
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