Episode 4- Helping the School Age Child Who Stutters

Episode 4- Helping the School Age Child Who Stutters. Lori Melnitsky, MA CCC-SLP starts by talking about and explaining that school children have different types of stutters that range from mild to extreme.

It is firstly important to recognize if the stutter is mild or extreme, so it can be determined whether it needs immediate intervention or to wait for a few months before intervening. Stuttering may be progressive or sudden. Some children might go through a disfluent period of speaking. It is also not unusual for disfluencies to be apparent and then to go away for a period of weeks or months only to come back again.

Each person who stutters will have a different surface behavior and degree of difficulty with their speech so, it is important to remember that each child may need a different solution to help them.

Parents should consult speech pathologists who specialize in stuttering and give their children enough time to practice speaking. The speech pathologist will not only treat the child but also help on training the parents to recognize the stutter and to hold conversations that aid the treatment.

There is hope in this journey. I am looking forward to walking alongside you and your clients. Together we will demystify stuttering!

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