Filed under: speech therapy, stuttering, worries | Tags: early intervention, speech impediment
My younger son has developed a problem with stuttering. It has come on very suddenly, within the past week or so. It seems somewhat severe and is really frustrating the poor little guy. He’ll be trying to say something and then he’ll stop and say, “I-I-I-I can’t talk!” I’ve done a little bit of internet research and most of what I’ve found has said in children his age (a little less than 3 1/2 years old) it can just be a sign of a child being ready to start to use language in a different way. Apparently, this can come and go and the child usually outgrows it within six months or so. Apparently, though, if it hasn’t run its course in six months we should get him evaluated to see if he needs some speech therapy.
I don’t know if I’ll be able to wait six months to help the poor guy. He’s been so frustrated by this in the past week. At the same time I hate to have to take him in to the pediatrician in order to get the referral. With his medical history he gets a little traumatized every time we have to go to the Clinic. Hopefully this will run its course soon.
