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on Wednesday, February 11, 2004 at 09:54:48, dedra wrote: My 3-year-old son began showing signs of dysfluency when he was 2 1/2 years old. I have read about it, studied it and even treated it. I have consoled parents, told them what they can expect and how they can help. Now it's my child and I feel soooooo helpless. I could really use some advice and encouragement.
I know how you feel when it is your child. My almost three year old is showing definite signs of "blocking/cluttering" She exhibits both part word and whole word reps. It gets to the point where she has blocked or repeated soooo much that she just gives up and tells me about something else. It breaks my heart to just let her do this and not jump in to help but it is the best thing to do right now. I had an excellent professor in grad school for fluency. He was amazing and very smart. he told me not to even bring attention to it this early. He said that they are too young to begin addressing it in therapy. He told me to read to her at a very slow pace, talk to her in a very slow, calm manner and let her stutter it out without saying a word. He doesn't even recognize it as a problem until around 4, or when the child has noticed it and become upset with it. So, I hope that gives you some advice on your situation. Good Luck and God Bless |
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