Analyzing the Attitudes of Teachers in Spain Toward Stuttering

What is already known on the subject Attitudes toward stuttering can significantly affect the wellbeing and development of people who stutter. While these attitudes have been studied internationally, no research has examined teachers' attitudes in Spain toward students who stutter. What this paper adds to existing knowledge This study shows that teachers in Spain-including School-Based Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) and Special Education Teachers-generally hold more positive attitudes than those reported in previous studies. However, some harmful beliefs remain, such as underestimating genetic factors or perceiving students who stutter as shy, introverted or incapable of demanding tasks. What are the potential or actual clinical implications of this work? The lack of experience, training and information about stuttering, along with the better attitudes of specialized teachers, highlights the need to prioritize stuttering in the SEN agenda to address biased beliefs and reactions toward students who stutter.