3.5yo developed a stammer- any experience/advice on this?

[thatsnotmymonster]

My friend's ds who will be 4 in March has developed a stammer. It is not over particualr letters it is just sometimes he can not get the first word of a sentence out.

The only reason I am asking is because she was nursery teacher took her aside today and said they had noticed it and she was going to ask the SLT to see him tomorrow.

My friend said she hadn't wanted to draw attention to it and assumed it wasn't a big deal.

My ds (same age) went through a stage of struggling to get his words out when his brain was working faster than his mouth- he has always been good with words so this was a while ago. My 2.5yo nephew is also going through a similar spell.

So is it something to be concerned about or just a developmental phase which will pass soon enough?

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Anyone?

Going round to my friend's now but no advice? Her modem is down so she can't come on here herself.

my friend;s 2 yr old dd has developed a stammer - which my dd likes to copy!
ive always read that a stammer happens because the child has so much going on in their brain that it is hard for them to get it all out.
so, a sign of great intelligence in other words. i really wouldn't worry about it myself and certainly wouldn't take him/her to any therapy already.

ps: i temporarily developed a stammer when i was working in a job i hated with people i didn't trust and was very stressed. it went when the job ended. not saying your friend's ds is unhappy - but i should think it will pass eventually.
HTH

thanks, that's pretty much what we think too. Just the nursery teacher making her panic!

My DS developed a stammer occasionally around the same age and I was worried as it can be genetic and my Dad stammered for years. DS wouldn't be able to get the first word out either and would try so hard and the last time he went through it, he would give up and look at me so sadly and say "I can't talk properly Mummy" - it made me want to cry. But it only lasted a few weeks at a time and I decided that his brain had gone through a development spurt which the motor areas hadn't kept up with. As soon as they caught up, he was fine. I think this happened about 3 times, and he doesn't do it at all now (nearly 4.5). I wouldn't worry about it at this age.