Humans can spontaneously fall into rhythms with precision, and across a wide range of tempos. This may be because the same neurological processes that anticipate rhythm are involved with movement.
The majority of children who stutter will spontaneously recover from it without intervention, but some 20% of people do not.
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Stuttering is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder that affects about 1 in 100 people across the world. Yet the precise biological pathways that underlie stuttering are not well understood.
President Joe Biden speaks during a rally at Infinite Energy Center to mark his 100th day in office on April 29, 2021, in Duluth, Ga. Biden has spoken often about his lifelong struggle with stuttering.
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Stuttering has gained attention since the election of U.S. President Joe Biden, who has had a stutter since childhood. Research is changing how stuttering is understood, as well as approaches to treatment.
Joe Biden delivering his inaugural address on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021.
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Children who stutter may be less popular among classmates, appear shy and quiet, and often avoid speaking in class so that they don’t draw attention to their speech disorder.
Stutters are much harder to shake in adulthood, when they cause more anxiety.
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Most speech and language disorders of early childhood are obvious right from the start. If a child is having difficulty producing sounds or using language, the problem is noticed when speech development…