Have you ever thought about how we speak and what drives us to say those words the way we say them? Well, a speech therapist does. Their entire work focuses on how and what makes people talk the way they do. Most people have no problem speaking, but some do. There are several speech disorders, one of which is stuttering. Most people do not understand the importance and difficulty of learning to cope with stuttering. This speech disorder can affect numerous aspects of a patient's life and can cause embarrassment, or even lower the level of self-esteem of some people; for some people stuttering is not just an aspect of their life, their life revolves around the disorder and trying to overcome it. When dealing with stuttering you need to identify the disorder and make sure the patient has stuttering, also understand what will help the individual deal with the side effects of stuttering and explain the importance of overcoming this disorder in daily life of a stutterer. In order to face or overcome any disease or disorder you must first know what the problem is and what causes it. Stuttering is just one of many speech disorders; some disorders are detected at birth, but some disorders can be acquired following a stroke, illness, or even head trauma. Stuttering occurs when a person has normal fluency in speaking and then a disfluency occurs which can cause the person to have a repetition of 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... half of the paper... and fluent in speech." Perspectives on Diseases and Disorders: Speech Disorders. Ed. Mary Williams Farmington Hills: Gale, 64-69. Print. Dahm, Barbara. "The Therapy for people who stutter should focus on brain function rather than speech." Perspectives on Diseases and Disorders: Speech Disorders. Mary Williams Farmington Hills: Gale, 70-75. Laberge, Monique. "Perspectives on Diseases and Disorders: Speech Disorders." Mary Williams Farmington Hills: Gale, 16-25. Print. The foundation of stuttering. "Many people who stutter have successful careers." Ed. Mary Williams Farmington Hills: Gale, 201 84-88. PrintParry Williams. “People who stutter experience discrimination.”Ed. Maria Williams