Fluency Disorders

Interestingly, we may all go through periods of normal disfluency when we are young and learning to speak. However, if you or your child experience difficulty and tend to hesitate or repeat certain syllables or words for more than two months, that could be a sign of a stuttering problem.

  •  Consistently repeating sounds in a word or words in a sentence
  • Hesitating involuntarily between words in sentences
  •  Avoiding saying words that are too difficult to say
  •  Showing signs of struggle or anxiety when trying to speak

THERAPY FOR YOUNG CHILDREN:

Stuttering therapy will be playful, and we will work side-by-side with the child to maximize the treatment effect. Our therapy team are experts in stuttering and have a strong understanding of the various stuttering strategies that are highly engaging and most importantly, effective in helping children speak more fluently.

The ultimate goal is to speak with less tension by reducing dysfluencies, increasing awareness of stuttering moments, and treating secondary behaviors resulting from stuttering.

  • Increase awareness of/reduce physical tension
  • Reduce struggling behaviors/unlearn secondary behaviors
  • Increase feelings of self-control
  • Increase awareness of speech that is dysfluency
  • Increase feelings of openness and acceptance of dysfluency speech

The trajectory of stuttering treatment is different for each person, and there is no exact amount of time that applies to everyone. Sessions will be productive and result in measurable progress toward achieving your communication goals.

Evaluations:

A comprehensive dysfluency assessment will be implemented by a skilled speech-language pathologist who is highly trained to identify stuttering disorders. A treatment plan is then created for each client and reviewed with you.