Although his parents waited for the time when the stuttering wouldn't return, time and time again it did, with dramatically shorter breaks and more severe speech difficulty with each new episode. Now eight, Adam says his situation Just makes me so angry sometimes. Kids tease me. My stuttering is like a ferocious animal that no one understands and it s all my fault. These feelings could have been avoided if Adam s family was given the right advice.
Research now supports the understanding that early intervention is key to lifelong fluent speech.
Don t wait, don t take the chance that your child will outgrow the problem. Look for qualified help. Having seen the pain this has caused my son I know now that it s better to be safe than sorry. It's a common misconception that stuttering is caused by psychological problems, causing parents to feel responsible for their child's speech problem. However, research points to a neurological origin.