Stuttering
About 10% of preschool-aged children will develop a noticeable stutter; about 75% of these children outgrow their stutter by about 6 years old. Because we cannot predict which children will continue to stutter, or to what degree, early intervention is important to educate and empower families, and improve speech confidence at a young age.
Having an assessment and learning strategies helps alleviate the burden of worry for parents, and provide you with concrete steps to foster your young child’s confidence and communication.
Sessions focus on increasing confidence and decreasing stigma, and increasing fluency. Together, we will help your child to speak freely, without hesitation.
Reach out if you want more information, or if your child:
Repeat sounds, words, or phrases
Struggles to get words out
Hangs on to sounds in words (“I wwwaaant it!”)
Pauses or hesitates before or while speaking
Changes or avoids certain words
Avoids speaking at times
Seem tense/strained when trying to get words out
Time with your speech-language pathologist includes education and parent training, direct treatment through play, and instructions for home programming.
