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postr/StutterSep 18, 2024
1 points

Stuttering Son

Stuttering Son Hi yall , I am new here. My son who is 4,5 years old stutters any advice or tips and tricks ? We will start Logotheraphy soon , what was your experience ? Will it be better overtime ?...

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commentr/StutterSep 17, 2024
11 points

Kindergarten seems awfully young to start ruining this kid's confidence by making a big deal out of his speech patterns. I remember being a young kid and not caring much about it. But everyone else se...

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commentr/StutterSep 17, 2024
0 points

What you are saying it’s hard to follow. Stuttering happens at a young age, when you are still at home. So didn’t your mom know you had a speech pro? Or you suddenly developed the condition once yo...

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commentr/StutterSep 17, 2024
0 points

Sure, but come on, your mum! Covert stutterers all have had a time before they decided to hide their stutter. Their mums must have noticed something at that time. Unless a mum was not around for some ...

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commentr/StutterSep 10, 2024
2 points

I stuttered very early in life, and I think to deal with how debilitating it was, I just stopped talking. I'd rather be thought an idiot than be made fun of for stuttering or see the frustration in th...

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commentr/StutterSep 6, 2024
2 points

>and we are doing a method where for 10 minutes a day- I play with him and point out only smooth speech (I can't remember what the technique is called) I would **not** do this method. You're essentia...

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commentr/StutterSep 6, 2024
18 points

I am a SLP and also went through a period where my 2.5 year old was stuttering, so I read a lot about stuttering at this age. Please stop just pointing out his smooth speech! He doesn’t have the con...

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commentr/StutterSep 6, 2024
2 points

I agree with you- and we wouldn't have started therapy - but he was noticing it. One day he told me "I can't get my words out..." which totally sounds like "things kids never said ..." 😅but he did. W...

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commentr/StutterSep 6, 2024
3 points

I dunno. To me, 3.5 seems mad young to be starting therapy. He might well have outgrown his stutter by the time he's 5. Does he notice his stutter? Does he comment on it? When I was a kid, I never rea...

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postr/StutterSep 6, 2024
16 points

is therapy making it worse?

is therapy making it worse? Our 3.5 year old son has been stuttering for awhile. He is in speech therapy- and we are doing a method where for 10 minutes a day- I play with him and point out only smo...

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commentr/StutterAug 26, 2024
1 points

HI I stutter and am a speech pathologist, I am also a stuttering specialist of over 30 years. Lidocmbe often can be used after age 6 however not all therapists are stuttering specialists. I have seen ...

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postr/StutterAug 22, 2024
8 points

Stuttering child

Stuttering child Hi guys, I’m from Australia and am writing on behalf of my cousin in a third world country. He’s 7 years old and has started stuttering since around 6/7 months ago. I know normally i...

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postr/StutterAug 15, 2024
12 points

With regards to stuttering, what is something your parents did really well or really wrong?

With regards to stuttering, what is something your parents did really well or really wrong? My son has a developmental stutter due to his cognitive skills being ahead of his oral motor skills. At the ...

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commentr/StutterAug 13, 2024
1 points

Just going through this with my 14yr old daughter right at this moment. She has tics and a stutter. They were pretty good for a while but lately. Off the scale. But it’s mainly just for me and her bro...

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commentr/StutterAug 9, 2024
2 points

As a child no one cared about my stammer, every one just thought I was very shy and anxious and would eventually grow out of and failed to recognise I needed therapy early in my life. Even though one ...

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commentr/StutterAug 7, 2024
1 points

As a parent, how do I best support my child with a stutter?...

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commentr/StutterAug 6, 2024
2 points

you’re really not that old! there’s still a hugeeee chance it will go away as you get older. I’m 18 and have stuttered my whole life and my parents both had stutters until their early twenties. So 🤷‍...

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commentr/StutterAug 2, 2024
2 points

I worried about that through each pregnancy. Both sons, neither stutter. They’re now 33 and 35, and I’m still relieved....

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postr/StutterJul 23, 2024
7 points

Almost 5 year old daughter is stuttering a lot

Almost 5 year old daughter is stuttering a lot Almost 5, she is stuttering like this: Iiiiiiiiiiii ... Iiiiiiiiii.. Iiiiiiii... really like that unicorn! Bia-Bia-Bia-Bia-cause (Because) I thin...

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commentr/StutterJul 22, 2024
2 points

Thank you. Unfortunately I have told him to try and slow down and it didn't work. He was doing the um um um thing but now he gets stuck on words that never gave him a problem before and he seems confu...

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