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Hi guys - I’m a speechie exclusively focused on working with people that stutter. I strongly recommend getting an assessment and prioritising intervention for her. Whilst the research evidence suggests most children naturally recover, we don’t actually know which children will recover and which children will continue to stutter. Therefore, we always advocate for early intervention. Furthermore there is research to suggest that for children that are going to naturally recover, sometimes therapy helps speed up that process. So it can be quite beneficial :) The research further suggests that a stutter is most responsive to treatment when rehab is done whilst the child is 6 and under. Thats when you have the best possible chance of reducing the stutter, if not being able to eliminate it. After that, we don’t know how the child’s stutter is going to respond to tx, therefore early intervention is key. I wouldn’t be alarmed, but I’d defs see a speechie about it :) Here’s a place you can find more up to date and accurate information on stuttering: https://www.uts.edu.au/research/australian-stuttering-research-centre/information-about-stuttering/what-stuttering