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I have an 8 yr old daughter with a history of selective mutism. Affected her significantly during preschool years and started getting better in 1st grade. Now it's much better and only peeks out occa...

10 year old - sudden reoccurrence

10 year old - sudden reoccurrence My son began stuttering at age 4. He had huge blocks and would often show signs of distress and anguish while the stuttering occurred. They were whole word stutters....

Hi, There is some research indicating that those who are bilingual are more susceptible to stuttering, so there may be a similar thing happening here. So I suggest sticking with one language for him ...

Stutter or Language Development /Bilingual?

Stutter or Language Development /Bilingual? My child is 5 years old and recently started kindergarten. His English language skills have drastically grown over this time. Prior to kindergarten he prima...

My son when he was 6 started displaying the disordered symptoms you mentioned and it went away on its own after a couple of months, so I don't think it's a set-in-stone thing....

It could be developmental. My son (7) started stuttering for a couple of months when he was 6, and it just went away on its own after a while....

She’s still struggling with it, but she’s only 3. I will say she has improved some on her own as she’s gotta more articulate and doesn’t get really hard blocks anymore. Not for sure on how old befor...

Hi hello bro.. now your daughter better ?? My 4.5 age daughter stuttering speech 🥲...

I'm a person who stutters and an SLP who specializes in stuttering. I also have a 4 year old who stutters. The first and most important thing I'd say is to stay away from Lidcombe! Not all kids respon...

OP, get in touch with the National Stuttering Association (NSA). The NSA’s website is https://www.westutter.org or you can call them at 1 800 WESTUTTER. The hours are 9am to 5pm east coast time. The n...

Hi, I'm a speech-language pathologist. I don't post here often, but I couldn't resist your case! It is very easy to tell the difference between developmental and disordered stuttering. If your done is...

I’m a lifelong stutterer yet when our daughter was 3-4 years old she started stuttering. Also my mother in law stuttered for many years. Of course I was scared and maybe horrified. What I didn’t know ...

Stuttering goes away in 80-90% of cases with developmental stuttering. It is natural for a child to stutter during the developmental phase. I'd let it be, especially if he doesn't like to talk about ...

As a man who was at the age of 3 and now 34 still with the speech impediment. Worst thing is to panic and please be patient and tender when he tries to speak or habe any retention. There is no cure al...

Help please - Seeking advice as a parent

Help please - Seeking advice as a parent For context my son is 3.5 and we do not have any history of stuttering in the family. He will be 4 in March. My son started stuttering at the beginning of his...

I’ve got a son (12) who has a stutter (we say stammer in Uk?) and life has been a challenge for him (and me as like you I’m up most nights stressing about him). I do not stammer and I feel so awful f...

Hi everybody- your expertise requested (yes you!)

Hi everybody- your expertise requested (yes you!) Hi everybody. I have an eight year old daughter (who has a stutter) who I love more than life itself. Her stutter is getting in the way of her making...

Stuttering isn’t heredity . I have four kids & none of them stutter . If you have a child that stutters it’s just by coincidence ....

Of course! In fact I have 2 kids! Still too young to know if they will stammer or not, I honestly couldn't care less which way it goes. The way I see it, there's nothing intrinsically wrong with stamm...

Both my girlfriend and I have a stammer. We met on a speech programme. Your comment made me smile and feel relief for if we were to have kids, they would have two parents who understand and support th...