Behavioural, emotional and social development of children who stutter

Conclusion Children who stutter may begin to show impaired behavioural, emotional and social development as early as age 3, and these difficulties are well established in older children who stutter. Parents and practitioners need to be aware of the possibility of these difficulties and intervention needs to be provided in a timely fashion to such difficulties in childhood and to prevent the potential development of serious mental health difficulties later in life.

Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - September 15, 2016 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research