Can other types of communication problems accompany neurogenic stuttering?
It is not uncommon for individuals with neurogenic stuttering to experience several other types of communication impairments. These might include: • Aphasia—complete or partial impairment in language comprehension, formulation, and use • Dysarthria—errors in the production of the speech sounds, such as slurring of sounds and words that affect the intelligibility of the individuals speech • Apraxia of speech—irregularities in the timing and inaccuracies in the movement of the muscles used in speech production • Palilalia—speech disorder in which a word, phrase, or sentence may be repeated several times, generally with increasing rapidity and decreasing distinctness • Anomia—difficulty in finding the appropriate word to use • Confusion—uncertainty as to their own identity and that of others, their location, current time period, etc. How is neurogenic stuttering diagnosed? Before getting treatment, it is important that someone suspected of neurogenic stuttering be diagnosed accurately. It
