As young children begin to speak some dysfluency is common. They lack a large vocabulary and have difficulty expressing themselves resulting in broken or dysfluent speech. If parents place excessive attention on the dysfluency a pattern may develop. Speech training is an involved and time consuming endeavor that can have profound results with consistent treatment. The prognosis depends on the etiology of the disorder, usually, speech can be improved with speech therapy.
Prognosis improves with early intervention.
Call your health care provider if your child's speech is not reaching the standard landmarks, if you suspect your child is in a high risk group, or your child is showing other signs of a speech disorder.