Management of Stuttering and stammering
Features of stuttering
• Affects ~5% of children → 1% of adults
• More common in boys
• Usually begins under 6 yrs of age (2–5 yrs)
• No evidence of neurotic or neurological disorder
• Causes anxiety and social withdrawal
Management Although most stutterers improve spontaneously, speech
therapy from a caring competent speech pathologist is very successful (at
least 90%). Not all children ‘grow out of it’.
Features of stuttering
• Affects ~5% of children → 1% of adults
• More common in boys
• Usually begins under 6 yrs of age (2–5 yrs)
• No evidence of neurotic or neurological disorder
• Causes anxiety and social withdrawal
Management Although most stutterers improve spontaneously, speech
therapy from a caring competent speech pathologist is very successful (at
least 90%). Not all children ‘grow out of it’.