A Biological Basis for Stuttering
"I think that stutterers have different brains in the same way smart people have different brains -- they almost have too much language and speech up there," he tells WebMD. "They are different just as right-handed people have different brains than left-handed people."
So if your child stutters, what should you do?
"The most important thing is to be evaluated by a speech/language pathologist and have them advise you, because stuttering often is a just a normal developmental phase," Foundas says. "And how stuttering is handled is going to affect the child over time. Parents have to use good judgment and seek help if they need it."
More information is available from the Stuttering Foundation of America, at http://www.stuttersfa.org.