The New Science of Stuttering

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorExperts are reaching consensus on what stuttering is, and now they're debating how best to treat it, The New York Times reports.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAgreeing on the problem took years. I give the fixing about a paragraph.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA new consensus statement, endorsed by ninety-four percent of participants, calls stuttering a heterogeneous biological brain-based disorder, according to Medscape.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorBrain-based. And for years people blamed the larynx and the tongue.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSurgical and chemical treatments aimed at those areas did not improve symptoms.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSo they operated on an innocent tongue.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSpeech therapy is the cornerstone, most panelists say, yet no medication is approved for stuttering. Few randomized trials have tested current treatments.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorOne review found a drug plus therapy beat therapy alone in children, but the authors say no firm recommendations.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNinety-four percent agreed on the cause.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorGive it a week, and they'll be arguing about the other six.