Ds 8 developed a stutter, advice please

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As the title says Ds has developed a stutter over the past say 6 weeks, it’s only at the beginning of a sentence and not throughout. I can’t say that I’ve noticed it more prominently at any time but I’m trying to keep a tab on it.
No massive recent changes, we did have a bit of upheaval last year within the family, that situation is still the same but hasn’t had any new changes to it (sorry to be a bit vague don’t want to out myself).
He hasn’t mentioned any recent changes in school, mixes well with other children and he is likely to tell me if he was being bullied, his teacher said he is doing well work wise.

So my question is where do I go from here? I’m a bit apprehensive to talk to him about the actual stutter and make him feel self conscious but on the other hand I don’t want it to get worse

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Anyone out there?

Hiya - this also happened to my son when he was 7. We ignored it for a while. Then decided to bite the bullet and paid for private speech therapy with a specialist in stammering. We had 6 weeks of intensive therapy and his stammer has completely gone. Worked wonders. Let me know if I can help any more.

Thank you for replying. Was the private speech therapy expensive, I may need to save for a bit to do it as my disposable income is not great.
Just want to try and nip it in the bud before he gets to senior school, I know he’s got a little while yet but kids can be so ruthless and don’t want that to affect his confidence further

My son had this issue when younger, he's now 19. In all honesty I would ignore it. It's a natural reaction to a change, an anxiety, or nervousness. Give it another 6-12 weeks without a mention and then seek further advice. Hope that helps.

stephiewoo - how young was your son? There is a real difference between a developmental stutter and then one that appears when they are that little bit older.

Yes, in all honestly it was expensive. The initial assessment was around £100 and then he had 6 hour long sessions at £80 each. We couldn't really afford it but don't regret it for a second.

The therapist we saw said the longer it's left, the more ingrained it becomes. Our son had had a stutter for about a year by the time we got help. I had hoped it would go away on its own accord but it was getting worse.

Hope that helps.

@medicalmumof4 Hiya my son was about 4 at the time if I remember rightly.