More than 3 million Americans stutter. Stuttering affects people of all ages, but occurs most frequently in young children between the ages of 2 and 6 who are developing speech and language.
Boys are three times more likely to stutter than girls.
There is no one cure for stuttering, and so treatment must be specialized to the individual. That's where UMC's speech-language pathologists step in. The patient is closely monitored to determine what factors contribute to the development or prolongation of stuttering. The earlier a disfluency is noticed, the easier it is to overcome. UMC is helping people over the hurdle of stuttering through speech therapy.