About 5% of children will stammer for a period of time when they are learning to talk. Some children will speak more fluently as they get older but some children may continue to find it difficult to get their words out.
If your child stammers he/she may:
- repeat parts of words or whole words
- stretch out sounds
- find it difficult to get any sound out at all
- have tense jerky speech
For advice about how to support your child see our section 'What is Stammering'.
You can also discuss your concerns this with your health visitor or the staff at your child’s setting/school who may also have helpful suggestions. If you would like an assessment of your child's speech and language we would be happy to see you.
If your child is a pre-schooler please come along to one of our drop-in sessions. If your child is at school you can ask his or her teacher to refer to us (see our 'referral' section for details).
Alternatively, you could visit your local children’s centre and find out when the speech and language therapist is next in so you can chat to her.