Stuttering in 3 Yr. Old

My son stuttered a lot at this age. My question to you is "Does your child have a larger vocabulary than most children her age?" My sons vocabulary was huge and I decided that his brain was working faster than his mouth was capable of talking. I had to listen to my parents comments about getting help for him, but decided to stick with what my instincts were telling me; He'll grow out of it. I never finished his words for him and I didn't draw the stuttering to his attention, and he grew out of it by the time he was around 4. He is 15 now and no stuttering problems.
This was my experience. However; as a preschool teacher I always tell my students parents it is worth having things evaluated just to make sure there is no bigger issue.
Hope this helps.

You should contact the school district where you live and have her tested. My 4 year old has been recieving speech therapy since she was 3. I have seen a big improvement. We originally went to a very expensive private speech therapist, but then I found out that the school district has to provide services for free. They will need proof of residency and she will have an IEP. It's an individualized education plan.

My only suggestions: talk to your ped & call your local regional center, explain your daughter's problem & get her assessed so she can have some speech therapy. It's all free. My son (2.8 yrs) was assessed & hten diagnosed w/a slight language delay a year ago. He's been getting speech thereapy about 7 months now & we've seen a huge inmprovement. Get the process started as soon as possible as it can be lengthy. Good luck!

Dear G.:

My mom has been teaching pre-school for over thirty years and I mentioned your question to her. She said that often speech issues begin showing up at age three. She suggested you call your pediatrition and request a refferal to a speach thearpist to have your daughter evaluated to determine if she might need a bit of speach therapy.

Also, my brother stuttered at a young age, had six months of speach therapy and it went away.

I hope this helps.

N.

Call the local school district and find out the names of the Speech Therapists. I'd get her started with the one that works at the school where she will go when she's kindergarten age.

You did mention this to the pediatrician, yes?

G., I started stuttering when I was 4 years old after my father died. My mom took me to a speech therapist two or three times, and my stuttering stopped. I do not know any speech therapists in this area as I grew up out of state, but you should look into it, do not ignore the stuttering because if it is not addressed it can have an adverse impact on your daughter's self esteem. Although I was a very good reader, I hated reading out loud in class because I could not get started without stuttering. I could not answer the telephone by saying "hello" because I got caught up on "h" sounds.

I hope you are able to find someone to help your daugther with her stuttering. Best wishes.

Hi- I would recommend calling the San Francisco State Communicative Disorders program, and making an appointment for a diagnostic evaluation. Cal State East Bay also has a clinic, if that's more convenient for you. Definitely get some professional advice! I wouldn't wait around for the school district to evaluate her; the sooner the better. Try not to call attention to her stuttering. San Jose State also has a speech-language pathology program, you could try them as well. The fee at a university clinic is much more reasonable than at a private practice. If it is determined that your daughter needs some speech therapy, you could put up a sign by the clinic at any of these schools and perhaps get some less expensive help from a student!

good luck-
S.

My son has a something like a stutter- it takes him a while to get his words started sometimes- and so many people were telling me "my son did that at that age. Don't worry." So I didn't. He'd been evaluated twice for speech and language and they said he was fine. Of course, he wasn't stuttering then.

I spoke to his pediatrician about it recently. Guess what she said? My son did that at that age! Don't worry! Well, I'm a little worried. I'm going to get him checked out with the school district again for speech and language. He has some mild sensory issues and was diagnosed with a fine motor skill delay. His other oral motor skills are fine, but I want them to have another look.

Whatever you do, try not to call attention to your daughter's stutter. Ask a speech and language specialist what to do. Our appointment is next week. Good luck!

I'd talked to my Pediatrician,and see what they think maybe like speach therapy or something. And maybe when you guys are at home and she's trying to talk she might be competing with her sibling to be heard. Take the time to listen to her and have her slow down when she speaks. that might help! :)