I'm a PWS f70’s. Our precious daughter, Starr developed a stutter at the age of 3-4. Knowing how stuttering had affected my life, I was nearly horrified. I made all kinds of bargains with god that if she would become fluent again I'd do anything…but guess what? After a year or so she became fluent again. She is now a lovely woman with a career that requires presentations. She has no recollection of ever stuttering. Stuttering can be genetic. Of course, I was nearly horrified. In addition to my stuttering, my mother-in-law stuttered in her youth and teens so it is genetic on both lines. But regardless of this, Starr became fluent. We have a son too. We have 5 grandsons and no one stutters. There is a world-renowned expert in stuttering, who himself is a PWS with a true genetic stutter. He successfully treats stuttering with medication. I have an appointment with him shortly. You're absolutely right about children developing a stutter and then spontaneously recovering. You being a stutterer are, of course, concerned and sensitive. As far as your baby, please don't jump to conclusions. Although intervention is a good idea, making too much of this with your very young daughter might be more detrimental than useful. I'll include this doctor’s information for your future use. There is now research and hope for this baffling disorder. There is a neurological basis for stuttering. Would you like to chat? In the meantime know your child isn't necessarily ‘doomed’ to a lifetime of disfluency. Best of luck, Sue Gerald A. Maguire, MD, is in California. Darn, I just lost the information but I'll resend if you're interested.