Show child that stammers victim of nervousness the most usual form of speech disorder Is stammering or stuttering from the standpoint of development there are two distinct types one abich commences with the develop ment of speech and the other that begins after the child has learned to speak normally the first formals form as the more difficult to correct the underlying cause of stammer ing Is purely mental it is s essentially due to emotional disturbance and im plies lessened ability to meet a biffl cult situation it Is most frequently observed in so called nervous highly strung children As these children arow older they subconsciously feir fear that their speech organs will refuse to work and have the horror of being the object of ridicule A sense of inferiority deN develops establishing a vl vi clous circle the greater the dread the more imperfect their speech according to some observers st stam am mering Is more or less common among left handed children when they are taught to become right handed this opinion Is largely responsible tor for the objection to educators attempting to train left handed children to become rigl t handed banded it Is also believed to be more common among boys than girls health news when a man osea oses faith in heman human ity he hits lilts himself a solar plexus blow f A w |