Stuttering 6 year old .. but only when reading out load

[aitcheff]

Hi, I was wondering if anyone else had any advice about stuttering. My DS who is gifted and talented but sensitive, develops a breathing stutter when reading out load. It's becoming more pronounced and has been happening for about a year now. Has anyone else had any experience of this and have any advice? I've made an appointment with his teacher to talk about it on Wednesday and she acknowledged that she has noticed it too. My husband says he's just rushing, but he talks about getting it perfect and wonder if he is putting too much pressure on himself. Am I over reacting or do you think I've got a point?

I noticed this message and thought I'd give my family's experience.

My son showed signs of stuttering from that age/stage, if he was put on the spot (including reading out loud.) I never mentioned it to him but I did mention it to my mum who said my brother had been the same. She had ignored it and it had passed.

I would have said it had resolved itself by age 9 , but my son mentioned it as a reason he did not like to speak up in class in seconday school. But
he also said it was improving as he got older.

Not much use I'm afraid. But my mum did me the confidence to trust it would pass.

Hey there!

I am not a mother yet.. and I am only passing by the forum to do some research on parenting; however, I noticed this topic and thought I could be of some help.
I am actually a mature psychology student and I have worked in child care for many years. Although I am not a professional and I don't have experience identifying or diagnosing these cases (I wish! Hopefully I will get there) when you mentioned that your son's problem is specifically associated to 'reading aloud' it made me think that it could well be a mild form of developmental dyslexia.
What I am saying here could be total rubbish, but it might be worth taking him to a doctor to get it checked out. A lot of people go through life having to deal with dyslexia without ever finding out why they have difficulty with some tasks. It can prevent children from fully developing their cognitive functions and slow down learning. But, even if this is the case there are lots of things people can do nowadays to counter the effects of dyslexia. I am not trying to scare you.. just a thought! Finding out about problems of this kind early is always better.

:)

crozs my son has mild dyslexia!

My brother doesn't, he did well at primary but was an anxious child; his stuttering left him quite quickly.

My son is laid-back and relaxed in all areas except the written word!