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Welcome parents, guardians, and all caregivers and allies who love a child who stutters.
The resources on this page have been collected just for you.
On this page you will find support group meeting information, FAQs, and links to helpful articles.
Caregivers Connect - Stuttering is a support and learning group
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Please reach us at info@thetalkingplace.co if you cannot find an answer to your question.
This is usually the question that sends a caregiver my way. Most children have disfluent speech at times. In fact, most people have disfluent speech at times. Stuttering is different that these typical disfluencies. Stuttering is more than frequent disfluent speech. It is a neurological condition that causes interruptions in speaking. The person who stutters is not being nervous. They are not confused about what they want to say. They didn't forget to breathe. They just have a speaking system that throws them unexpected curve balls that result in temporary repetitions, prolonged sounds, or silent pauses. Stuttering is also influenced by the thoughts and feelings of the person who is stuttering. It is not the same with every stutterer, and it is not the same as what the non-stutterer experiences when they get "tripped up" on their words. One thing most stutters have in common is a feeling of loss of control.
"Stuttering is everything we do trying not to stutter." - Charles Van Riper
It is not always obvious whether your child is stuttering or not. Caregivers can learn more about their own child's speech by connecting with a speech language pathologist/therapist (SLP) who specializes in stuttering therapy. An SLP can evaluate your child and help you decide whether your child needs speech therapy or not.
You may be aware that many children go through a period of disfluency as they are learning to speak. You may have been told that your child will "grow out of it." The truth is that many children do resolve their disfluent speech patterns without any intervention. Research studies have shown that 75-80% of children who have disfluent speech will end up with typically fluent speech without speech therapy. Usually the next question is, "Why consider addressing the stuttering if they are likely to grow out of it on their own?" That answer is a little more complicated. See this blog post for my perspective on to treat or not to treat for young children who are disfluent.
No. You absolutely did not create this condition in your child!
Caregivers cannot cause stuttering. Stuttering is a neurological condition, often running in families. The latest research seems to suggest that people who stutter are born with a brain that is set up to stutter.
Parents can make a difference in their child's experience of communication and stuttering, however. They can provide support as their child navigates a system that isn't responding the way they want. They can influence their child's environments and growing perspectives on stuttering and communication. This can make all the difference for some children. A child who would have had an experience that overwhelms and defines them might instead have an experience that teaches them that stuttering does not have to hold them back from doing everything they want to do in life.
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