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Speech & LanguageMild
Stuttering
Audiology & Speech Therapy · Speech & Language
Mild
Severity
Common in early childhood — affects up to 5% of children at some point, with about 1% continuing to stutter into adulthood
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Audiology & Speech Therapy
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🛡️Prevention of Stuttering
- 1no proven way to prevent developmental stuttering given its genetic and developmental basis
- 2early referral to a speech-language pathologist if stuttering persists beyond six months or worsens
- 3avoiding pressuring a child to speak quickly or correcting speech in a way that increases anxiety
- 4creating a relaxed
- 5unhurried communication environment at home
- 6addressing any underlying anxiety that may worsen stuttering severity
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