Have you ever thought about how we speak and what makes us pronounce these words the way we pronounce them? Well, a speech therapist does. All of their work focuses on how and what makes people speak the way they do. Most people have no problem speaking, but some do. There are several speech disorders, including stuttering. Most people don't understand the importance and difficulty of learning to cope with stuttering disorder. This speech disorder can affect many aspects of a patient's life and can cause embarrassment and possibly lower some people's level of self-confidence; For some people, stuttering is not just an aspect of their life, their life revolves around the disorder and the efforts to overcome it. When dealing with stuttering, one must identify the disorder and ensure that the patient is affected by stuttering, also determine what will help the individual cope with the side effects of stuttering and explain the importance of overcoming this disorder in the daily life of a stutterer. To be able to cope with or overcome an illness or disorder, one must first know what the problem is and what causes it. Stuttering is just one speech disorder among others; some disorders are detected at birth, but some disorders can eventually result from a stroke, illness, or even head trauma. Stuttering occurs when a person has normal fluency in speech, then dysfluency occurs and can eventually cause the person to repeat a word or phrase or even cause interjections. According to Monique Laberge in her article “Speech Disorders: An Overview”, there is still research to be done to fully understand stuttering. The causes of stuttering are not very well understood. There is evidence that ... middle of paper ......e are fluent in their speech. Perspectives on Diseases and Disorders: Speech Disorders. Ed. Mary Williams Farmington Hills: Gale, 64-69. Print.Dahm, Barbara. “Therapy for people who stutter should focus on brain function rather than speech. » .” Perspectives on Diseases and Disorders: Speech Disorders. Ed. Mary Williams Farmington Hills: Gale, 70-75. Print.Laberge, Monique. “Speech disorders: an overview.” » Perspectives on Diseases and Disorders: Speech Disorders. Ed. Mary Williams Farmington Hills: Gale, 16-25. Print. The Stuttering Foundation. “Many people who stutter have successful careers. » Perspectives on Diseases and Disorders: Speech Disorders. Ed. Mary Williams Farmington Hills: Gale, 201. 84-88. Print Parry Williams. “People who stutter face discrimination.” Perspectives on Diseases and Disorders.Ed. Mary Williams. Farmington Hills: Gale, 2012. 76-83. Print