For parents who are worried about their children who are
stuttering, you just have to bear in mind that this is only a phase that they
are going through. It may alleviate your feelings to know that about 5% of
children in preschool stutter. This phase is referred to as pseudostuttering or
developmental dysfluency, which they will eventually outgrow. This may arise
from various reasons, the most common of which is the fact that at this point,
they are eagerly learning how to talk.
You don’t need to worry because this is only normal, but if
the case is already causing problems, like the child feels intimidated in
talking to other people or they are exhibiting such for more than six months
already, this is the time when you can seek doctor’s help. Out of all cases, only 1% of these children
will continue to carry this kind of problem until they get older.
Symptoms
The speech of people with this condition gets interrupted
when they make certain sounds longer or repeat syllables, parts or the whole
words. It is said that it is more common for boys to acquire such case. This is
one kind of a neurological disorder and can be acquired through genetic
reasons. If the person has been suffering from this case for more than six
months, they must undergo thorough evaluation to be performed by a professional
speech language pathologist. You can also consult such even if the patient is a
preschooler, but if the condition is not bothering them, you can wait if they
will be able to outgrow this.
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