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alt textBy Lisa Scott, Ph.D., The Florida State University, and Willie Botterill, MSc, Michael Palin Centre for Stammering Children

FAQs for Teachers

What should I do when a child stutters in my class?

The most important thing to do when a child is stuttering is be a good communicator yourself.

Questions for Parents

Download a PDF of these questions.

Note: These questions are listed in order of the seriousness of the problem. If a parent answers 'yes' to any question other than number 1, it suggests the possibility of stuttering rather than normal disfluency.

Results of Survey

Results of Survey
on Electronic Devices

 

Most don't buy; fewer than
half of owners happy six months later

Over the past year, increased media attention has focused on auditory feedback devices for the treatment of stuttering, with dramatic testimonials on nationally televised programs including Oprah and Good Morning America.

Stuttering and the King's Speech

In November 2010, worldwide movie audiences were presented with a most interesting and unusual movie release with The King's Speech, starring Colin Firth as King George VI and Helena Bonham Carter as his wife Elizabeth.

Stuttering and Tourette's Syndrome

This material was compiled by Luc De Nil, Ph.D., Chair of the Graduate Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, and by Paul Sandor, M.D., Director of the Tourette's Syndrome Clinic, University Health Network.

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Stuttering Related Web Sites

In an effort to make this web site more useful to you, we present a list of other stuttering related web sites. If you think we are incorrect on our recommending or not recommending any site, please use the feedback page to inform us.

To translate a Web site into English or another language, click here.

Does My Child Need Therapy for Stuttering

Written by Lisa A. Scott, Ph.D.

Should My Child Attend Speech Therapy?

Stuttering can become a lifelong part of talking for some people. However, it does not have to interfere with your child's ability to make friends, participate in the classroom, make good grades, form lasting relationships, or achieve career goals.

What Happens In Therapy

Goals of stuttering therapy

There are usually two main goals in stuttering therapy for this age group:

When to Refer

Children with severe stuttering problems should be referred immediately. Children who have mild stuttering problems that have not shown marked improvement within six to eight weeks, depending on the child, should also be referred. These children should be given direct treatment if it is warranted, and their parents will receive support and guidance, and they will be followed carefully.

If You Are Teased

Children tease each other for many different reasons. A child who is taller than the others is sometimes teased. The same may happen to a child who is very short.

You may be teased about a big nose or giant ears. About being sick a lot or about not running fast. About having red hair or about being slow at math. About not wearing the right clothes or about not having a bicycle.

Q&A with Dr. Drayna

Dennis Drayna, Ph.D., researcher for the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, answers questions from students at Glendale American Elementary School.

Withers Famous People

Singer Withers overcame stuttering

 

The April/May 2006 issue of the magazine Waxpoetics sheds some light on the brilliant career of the famed singer and songwriter.

Born in 1938 in Slab Fork, W.V., Withers was the youngest of six children. When his father died when Withers was small, he was raised by his mother and grandmother, both of whom worked as domestics.

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