2 yr old with newly developed stutter

[evansgirl]

My 2 yr old, who I think is abso fine in all other aspects of her speech, has developed a stutter which she is beginning to find frustrating. Am planning a trip to the HV to discuss, but having was wondering how determined I should be in getting her referred, and if so, should I skip HV and go straight to GP?

[IamTheSpeedingHam]

do both - be determined - the waiting list is so fucking long anyway

[DarrellRivers]

HV can refer to speech and language, go and get referred becuase it will be ages until you get seen
that said, stuttering can be v normal for a 6-12 m or so aged 2. My DD did it, for ages , and just as we were due to go to SALT it settled.
The SALT will check for anything else, like family History of stutter etc

[lemonstartree]

ds2 had quite a bad stutter aged 2 - developed for no apparent reason. Now he is 5 and it has completely disappeared. We are still on the w/l for S&L therapy!!

[PurplePillow]

My dd had a stutter type thing when she was about 2, went to speach therapist who said it was "disfluency" basically her mouth could not keep up with what her brain wanted to say quickly enough! and that her vocabulary was exceptional for her age, so don't worry too much it may sort itself out but do get her seen to put your mind at ease and get treatment if nessicery

[williamsmummy]

its very common around 2.
as the waiting list is so long, go for it, but i suspect that it will not last.

Just keep on talking to her and wait for her to finish her sentance.
her brain is growing really fast, and absorbing so much of her world , why not get a little stutter?

[Twiglett]

oh it's normal developmental phase when their brains work quicker than their mouths

just ignore it, allow her time to get her words out with no sign of frustration and don't finish her sentences for it

most of them do this

[soontobealone]

very common at that age we had it too and it sorted itself out. when she's talking get down to her level and look her straight in the face, give her plenty of time and don't let anyone interupt her. hth

[Niecie]

Very common in small children. DH's nephew had a quite a bad one but they wouldn't have referred him to a SALT until he was 5 as most of them grow out of it. He did.

[Drusilla]

DS developed one about the age of 2 as well. He is now 2.10 and there is no trace of it. (I didn't see HV - he just seemed to be trying to get his words out too quick)

[NoNickname]

My ds had one a couple of times at around this age. I was really worried, but they were just phases. I found the information from The British Stannering Association really useful.

[loujay]

I have been through SALT with DD and will echo what has already been said.
At certain stages the mouth just cannot keep up with what the brain is trying to say!! I was concerned as DH has a stammer but SALT said not to worry........in fact DD is now 4 and has started stammering again recently, but I know that she has been talking much more and so her words are again not in time with her mouth

[pedilia]

DS2 who is 3 stammers on and of, usually when he is getting excited or is desperate to tell us something.
I would certainly not view it as a problem unless he is starts doing it consistently in his pre-school year.

[IndigoMoon]

dd aquired a stutter when she was 2 1/2. my dad stutters though and dd went mute with it. I was advised to go for referal and that it may have gone by the time the salt referal came through but better to be on the list.

as it was it just got worse, she also had excellent language skills but this combined with family history did not a good combination make.

now she is 5 she is much much more in control of it.