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Stammer Awareness

Stammer Awareness Campaign 2021 by your VP Welfare and Equality Jannatul Ferdous.


What is stammering?
 

According to Stamma.org, Stammering is a neurological condition that makes it physically hard to speak. A person who stammers will repeat, prolongs, or get stuck on sounds or words, often accompanied by some kind of physical tension. 

Here are some stammering facts by Stamma.org:

  • About 8%* of children will stammer at some point, but most will go on to talk fluently. 
  • For up to 3%* of adults, it will be a lifelong condition.
  • In the UK we largely use the term stammering. Other countries use the term stuttering. But there's no difference between them, it's the same thing. 
  • Stammering affects mainly men and every ethnicity.
  • There is no link between stammering and intellectual capacity. And it has nothing to do with flaws in someone's character.
  • Like other neurological conditions, it covers a spectrum. Everyone stammers differently and to different degrees.
     

Professor Deborah Johnston, LSBU Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic Framework) has written an article on her personal experience with stammering. You can also find a recorded discussion of how students who stammer can be supported with:
Professor Deborah Johnston
Jo Barlow - student at Open university
Beulah Samuel-Ogbu - student at LSE
Ben Statham-Wilkins - SU president Falmouth University 

This has a huge impact on the Higher Education Student Experience of any stammer students and now is the time to create a positive environment for the LSBU stammer student and create more.wareness. Watch the short video below made by our VP Welfare & Equalities Jannatul Ferdous and Beulah Samuel-Ogbu - Student at LSE, about stammering awareness

Got a concern? Contact the Disability & Dyslexia Support -[email protected]

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Poster with information on stammering: Stammering is a neurological condition that makes it physically hard to speak. A person who stammers will repeat, prolongs, or get stuck on sounds or words, often accompanied by some kind of physical tension. (Stammer.org)
Statistic on Stammering poster: A range of studies in school or university settings have shown that young people who stammer might be rejected or isolated from social groups by those who don’t stammer
Statistic on Stammering poster: While 1-3% of the adult population are known to stammer, many HE professionals often have limited experience to draw upon to inform their practice .
Causes of Stammering poster: Stammering is not caused by nervousness. Research tells us, it has a neurological basis. There are indications from research that there is a genetic link to stammering, which often runs in families - around 60% of stammer. There is no link between stammering and intellectual capacity.
Impacts of Stammering poster: Students who stammer will feel anxious about: Admission interviews. Introduction and ‘icebreaker’ activities. Tutorials. Seminars and lectures. Presentations. Oral exams. Placements
Statistic on Stammering poster: Most research indicates that up to 1% of the adult population stammers, but some UK surveys suggest up to 3% – that’s about 1.5 million people in the UK. In 2018/19, there were 2.38m students in higher education in the UK, suggesting that there might be between 23,800 and 71,400 students who stammer in the UK.