• Stuttering is a communication disorder that affects the flow of speech.
• Stuttering is characterized by disruptions in the production of speech sounds.  Speech Pathologists refer to these disruptions as dysfluencies.
• Stuttered speech often indicates repetitions of words or parts of words, blocks on words, as well as prolongations of speech sounds. 

.Things TO DO when listening to a stutterer:

• Give them the time they need to say what they want to say.
• Let them finish their sentences and fill in their words.

Things NOT to do when listening to a stutterer:

• Don't look away during moments of stuttering.
• Don't interrupt the speaker or fill in words.
• Don't not talk to those who stutter.
• Don't remind them to "slow down", "relax" or "take a deep breath"