Causes and symptoms of stuttering in children

Stuttering is quite common in life. There are many reasons for it. There are certain genetic reasons, and it also has an important relationship with mental factors. If some children have some adverse effects in their early childhood, it may also cause stuttering in the children. At this time, children often cannot say the first word, and are prone to have strange expressions when speaking, etc.

Causes of stuttering in children

1. Genetic factors

If there is a family history of the disease, the child's incidence rate is 36-55%, so some people believe that the disease is a single gene genetic disease. In addition, some surveys have found that left-handed people are more common among patients and their relatives, so some people believe that this is related to the dominant side of the left or right brain.

2. Physical factors

Many children have suffered some adverse effects during the perinatal period and early childhood, such as: the mother had preeclampsia, physical illness during pregnancy, or the child suffered from some infectious disease during the growth process, resulting in damage to the nervous system, which led to language expression problems.

3. Mental factors

Most children have suffered some acute or prolonged mental trauma, so many experts believe that such factors are the main cause of the disease.

4. Other factors

Some children have not yet attended school, mainly because of their long-term imitation. Some medical research has inferred based on investigations that stuttering may be related to increased activity of certain brain structures, poor coordination of vocal muscles, and biochemical disorders in the basal ganglia, but the exact factors require further research.

Specific manifestations

Abnormal speaking rhythm is caused by spasms of the vocal and respiratory organs, and is more likely to occur when there are large emotional fluctuations, such as excitement, fear, etc. The manifestations may be:

1. The first word of a sentence cannot be said, or the first word is repeated; a word in the middle of a sentence is difficult to express, or some meaningless syllables are repeated, etc.

2. When they speak, they often have some strange expressions, such as squinting their mouths, squinting their eyes, or movements like stomping their feet, shaking their bodies, etc.

3. These children often become introverted, inferior, and unsociable due to the influence of this disease. Some children are more easily irritated or excited, and often have mood swings and poor sleep.