What causes stuttering?

Answer by  technogeek (6640)

Sometimes it is nervousness and sometimes it is a neurological condition that can be cured with treatment. Speech therapy can help cure it.

Answer by  patti (29325)

Stuttering may develop (in small kids) as a way of controlling the conversation while they organize their thoughts. Other causes are neurological problems and genetics.

Answer by  Jonah14 (640)

In the case of occasional stuttering, it might be caused by an incomplete organization of thoughts before actually speaking them.

Answer by  jclick (1561)

Recent research has identified the cause of stuttering as being genetic (rather than a learned behavior). A recent report released by the New England Journal of Medicine explained that researchers have identified three mutations in the brain cells of stutterers located in the part of the brain that controls speech.