Stuttering or stammering is a disorder effecting flow of speech. Children or adults with stammering either repeat words/sounds or prolong sounds. They may get stuck while speaking some word or they may be having difficulty to complete sentence.
Stammering usually start in young age. Some children get over it by naturally or with professional help eg. speech therapy, while other children may have it even during adult age.
Stammering can effect quality of life of child, some children may feel less confident if they are having stammering issues. Also it may effect professional life i.e adults with stammering issue often succeed less in career require extensive speech skills eg. marketing or leadership roles.
Stammering alone does not limit child ability. A child with stammering issues may do very well in education or even his/her career, but they may need to struggle more to get same level of success. It is often recommended for children with stammering issues to have speech therapy.
Cause of stammering is unknown and often run in families. It is a neuro development disorder however its effects are not as severe as autism have. Children with stammering can be as good as other children but it may effect child negatively in various ways eg. child may feel anxious to speak, he/she may feel depressed. He/she may limit social interaction and public speaking which is necessary for personal growth. Good news is that a lot of children may overcome or minimize stammering with speech therapy and regular practice. Hope center for Speech therapy and autism offers stammering treatment at all over major centers. You can simply get in touch with us by filling book free consultation form.