tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post3702926224519003168..comments2024-03-24T15:07:18.773+01:00Comments on The Stuttering Brain: Crackpot Award for Dr Miriam StoppardTom Weidighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02084153394215001999noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post-63744114945754693632011-02-12T13:49:59.327+01:002011-02-12T13:49:59.327+01:00Hello Tom,
The use of the word "acquired&quo...Hello Tom,<br /><br />The use of the word "acquired" is absurd here. Stammerring being a default of the speech, that new-born babies don't use, this would lead to say as well that "speech is acquired", "walking is acquired", "washing is acquired", etc.<br /><br />Actually, we can say concerning Dr Stoppard that "unscientific thinking is acquired". Her article sounds like advertising. She doesn't explicit what is "the new skill needed to overcome a stammer". Nor how George VI's "psychological trauma" could have crystalize his stammer. <br /><br />I'm afraid that this film, although it gives an appropriate attention to stuttering, will lead again to meaningless advertising from so-called professionnals Motto: "if you have a stutter, you have to see a speech therapist. she knows what she is doing. and this will always work".Xavnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post-40637747255313155012011-02-09T23:31:58.817+01:002011-02-09T23:31:58.817+01:00Yes, poor article, I was so disappointed reading i...Yes, poor article, I was so disappointed reading it and seeing that people will probably believe what she says "just because she is as doctor".<br />At least she could have done a perfunctory check of research just like brand new reporters do!Pamhttp://www.stutterrockstar.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post-26422478486534468902011-02-09T18:05:22.878+01:002011-02-09T18:05:22.878+01:00@Norbert: ITS juxtaposition not it's juxtaposi...@Norbert: ITS juxtaposition not it's juxtaposition. ;-)<br /><br />The use of "acquired" should be avoided when explaining stuttering, because it confuses and obscures the fact that<br /><br />Stuttering as the disorder does not start at the first overt symptoms. You are a stutterer long before the world (and yourself) knows that you are one.<br /><br />But you can say that a child acquired secondary symptoms or psychosocial maladaptation due to stuttering.<br /><br />Say you buy defective water-proof shoes. You would not say that the shoes have acquired water-soaking the moment you walk through rain.Tom Weidighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02084153394215001999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post-10935598914867351532011-02-09T17:15:00.699+01:002011-02-09T17:15:00.699+01:00"It might be that Norbert's understanding..."It might be that Norbert's understanding of the underlying process is sound, and he's just relying on an incorrect understanding of what "acquired" means."<br /><br />It might also be that Norbert is aware of the context the term was used, esp in it's juxtaposition to its perceived opposite ("born with it")and that therefore he used the term 'acquired' appropriately in the context he was dealing with. Which wasn't a research paper.<br />Responding appropriately in context is not linked to high IQ, I gather.Norbertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post-61086948681779606432011-02-08T23:26:19.665+01:002011-02-08T23:26:19.665+01:00Here's what Wikipedia says about "tongue-...Here's what Wikipedia says about "tongue-tied":<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongue-tied<br /><br />You can see it here - http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&safe=active&biw=1045&bih=724&gbv=2&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=ankyloglossia&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq= . (But don't click if you don't want to see a lot of pictures of people's tongues. It's not gross, but it's certainly a bit odd.)Orahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07560420178241698669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post-91245410627909616142011-02-08T20:21:10.586+01:002011-02-08T20:21:10.586+01:00Tom - I agree with your reaction to Norbert's ...Tom - I agree with your reaction to Norbert's comment that "stuttering is acquired". (In fact, I read his letter before I finished reading your posting, and stumbled over his words at this place. I had exactly your reaction.)<br /><br />Here's the definition in an online medical dictionary: "In medicine, the word acquired means new or added. New in the sense that it is not genetic (inherited) and added in the sense that is was not congenital (present at birth) but came along later. " (http://medical-dictionary.com/)<br /><br />Other dictionaries have similar definitions, for example http://www.merriam-webster.com/medlineplus/acquired.<br /><br />In fairness, it's possible that there's not a true disagreement here. It might be that Norbert's understanding of the underlying process is sound, and he's just relying on an incorrect understanding of what "acquired" means.Orahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07560420178241698669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post-35640903797241491122011-02-08T18:35:00.769+01:002011-02-08T18:35:00.769+01:00It is sooo scary that she is a doctor. This has to...It is sooo scary that she is a doctor. This has to be dumbest thing I have ever read in my entire life! I wonder how many patients she's killed.<br /><br />"In the film, Winston Churchill tells the king he had a speech impediment. He was tongue-tied, which means the tongue is stuck to the bottom of your mouth, but doctors snipped it."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com