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Emirati activist plans to create a center for people who stutter in Abu Dhabi

Farah Al Qaisi, whose brother also stuttered and died in 2015, is developing the Stutter Community and wants to open a center in Abu Dhabi bringing together speech therapists and psychologists. Premises and funding have not yet been found. In parallel, projects on stuttering diagnostics are underway with the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence. Farah Al Qaisi, whose brother also stuttered and died in 2015, is building the Stutter Community and wants to open a centre in Abu Dhabi bringing together speech therapists and psychologists. Premises and funding have not yet been secured. In parallel, projects on stuttering diagnostics are under way with Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence.

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Psychologist explains why children develop stuttering and what mistakes parents make

Child and adult psychologist, neuropsychologist Dono Kulunchakova told Kun.uz in an interview about the causes of stuttering, its first signs and typical parental mistakes. According to her observations, specialists are most often consulted about children aged two to six; a child's speech can be affected by heredity, family conflicts and excessive use of gadgets.

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