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Treatment of Stuttering in Preschool Children

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2012

Mark Onslow
Mark Onslow*
Affiliation:
Australian Stuttering Research Centre, The University of Sydney, Australia.
*
Address for correspondence: Professor Mark Onslow, Director, Australian Stuttering Research Centre, The University of Sydney, PO Box 170, Lidcombe NSW 1825, Australia. E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Stuttering is a speech motor disorder that begins in the first years of life and if not treated effectively can have catastrophic effects on the individual. This article briefly describes the disorder, and overviews treatment of stuttering in preschool children. Such treatment is considered far preferable to treatment in adolescence and adulthood. Evidence of the effectiveness of early stuttering treatment from clinical trials is overviewed, along with clinical benchmarks for such treatment. Epidemiological data showing considerable natural recovery are reviewed, and the implications of those data for the timing of early stuttering intervention are considered.

Type
Invited Essay
Information
Behaviour Change , Volume 21 , Issue 4 , 01 December 2004 , pp. 201 - 214
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004

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