Stuttering

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CheshireCat · 07/04/2004 20:54

anyone know anything about stuttering, my 2 year old seems to be developing one

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mamalicious · 07/04/2004 21:04

both my dds had one about 2 - 3. Brain was working faster than mouth.

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CheshireCat · 07/04/2004 22:09

how long did it go on for mamalicious?

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Nutcracker · 07/04/2004 22:20

My dd has started stuttering or stammering i'm not sure which. She starts to say something and it takes her ages to get it out.
I have surprised myself by not once saying "spit it out". She is 4 and only started doing it about 6mths ago. I am currently waiting for a speech assessment anyway so i'm going to mention it then (when i finally get it that is).

I haven't a clue how long it goes on for, and did think it was quite late for her to develop a stutter.

sobernow · 07/04/2004 22:36

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CheshireCat · 07/04/2004 23:38

thats interesting, i think she has more to say than she can get out, and she is soooo talkative. been going on for a month or so, but think will mention it to health visitor. Nutcraker, i know what you mean about saying "spit it out" it is tempting also tempted to say word for her? should you? who knows! off to bed with cup of green tea, how wild am I?

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essbee · 07/04/2004 23:41

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mamalicious · 08/04/2004 15:48

the stutter with dd1 went on for 2 years and dd2 just started with one. Also with dd1 it seemed to happen most when she was stressed. I split up with her father and she was not happy about contact with him aged 2. just before contact and for a few days after the stammer would be much worse. Is your 2 year old stressing about something? dd1 is fine now. I found it heartbreaking at times listening to her stammer but ignored it and that seemed to help I think. dd2 just a chatterbox with too much to say and not enough time to say it!!

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CheshireCat · 08/04/2004 19:07

Don't think there is anything she is stressing about, she is very chirpy. It is awful though listening to her get the words out. It always seems to be at the beginning of sentances

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roisin · 08/04/2004 19:26

CheshireCat - my two have from time to time gone through phases of stuttering a bit, ds1 saw a speech therapist for quite while for articulation problems. The 'official advice' is to ignore a stammer, especially in tiny ones like this ... don't finish their sentences, be very patient and give them time to say what they want to say, and repeat it back to them correctly when they've finished (not as a 'correction' though), just for them to hear all the correct sounds and intonation. We've had various ongoing problems with speech, but the stammers have not been a problem ... they've just come and gone ... so this advice worked for us.

HTH

twiglett · 08/04/2004 20:56

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misdee · 08/04/2004 21:04

dd1 talks too fast and i have to tell her to slow down. we get a lot of 'and and and' and her running out of breath before she finshes what she has to say. am i hindering her in anyway by asking her to slow down?

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