I e-mailed Bernie Weiner, a long time member of the National Stuttering Association, a Regional Chapter Coordinator for the NSA, and a former NSA chapter leader for 10 years in Royal Oak, Michigan, because I thought that he would have anything interesting to say that might help the stutterers out there! And it turned out that he gladly accepted my request of an interview!
Here it is for you!
* Do you think that stuttering is a cognitive och physical issue? - I'm a big believer that stuttering is more of a genetic issue than a physical or behavioral issue. Researchers such as David McGuire are coming closer every day to find the genetic causes of stuttering. They know that stuttering often runs in families, sometimes with siblings, sometimes with parents, sometimes with other relatives. One of my uncles stutters, and my brother also stuttered for a few years. I can still "catch" him on occasion, but it's hardly noticeable. I wa
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I e-mailed Bernie Weiner, a long time member of the National Stuttering Association, a Regional Chapter Coordinator for the NSA, and a former NSA chapter leader for 10 years in Royal Oak, Michigan, because I thought that he would have anything interesting to say that might help the stutterers out there! And it turned out that he gladly accepted my request of an interview!
Here it is for you!
* Do you think that stuttering is a cognitive och physical issue? - I'm a big believer that stuttering is more of a genetic issue than a physical or behavioral issue. Researchers such as David McGuire are coming closer every day to find the genetic causes of stuttering. They know that stuttering often runs in families, sometimes with siblings, sometimes with parents, sometimes with other relatives. One of my uncles stutters, and my brother also stuttered for a few years. I can still "catch" him on occasion, but it's hardly noticeable. I wa
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