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Elklan. Speech and Language Support for 3-5s%u00a9 Elklan Training Limited 2023 228S10Causes%u2022 Stammering is caused by subtle neurological differences, not by nervousness, lack of confidence or lack of intelligence, these are just myths.%u2022 There are differences in the anatomy and physiology (the structure and function) of the brain.%u2022 Genetic factors are involved. There have been genes that have been identified on a number of chromosomes.%u2022 30-60 % of people who stammer will also have a family history of stammering. %u2022 Stammering can be variable. Some days someone will stammer more and some days they will stammer less, it can vary from situation to situation and from person to person.%u2022 Stammering is how some people talk.10.3.0 WHAT IS STAMMERING?(Slide 294)WHAT IS STAMMERING?%u2022 People who stammer might feel:o Stuck and unable to move forward in their talkingo A loss of control%u2022 To others, stammering can sound like:o Repeating words e.g. %u201cbut-but-but-but%u201do Repeating initial sounds e.g. %u201cd-d-d-did%u201do Repeating parts of words e.g. %u201ccom-com-com-computer%u201d o Stretching sounds (Prolongations) e.g. %u201cs%u2014-leep%u201do Blocking - the sounds get stuck/ no sound comes out