[ Contents | Search | Post | Reply | Next | Previous | Up ]
From: Klaas Bakker, Missouri State University
Date: 21 Oct 2008
Time: 14:32:33 -0500
Remote Name: 146.7.150.9
Melissa, while it is encouraging that no new episodes have occurred it is very difficult to predict, with certainty, that the particular episode your child experienced predicts recurrence. I would like to believe (my opinion) that it doesn't. All it tells us is that your child somehow was aware of something different and reacted to it pretty strongly. The secondary behavior is not stuttering itself. It is her reaction to it. Other than treatment there are also options that reduce the risk of the (re?)development of stuttering. I don't know if you are a speech pathology student, but a speech pathologist, especially one with experience in early onset stuttering could help you determine how much of a problem there is, and what can be done as "prevention" of relapses. I hope this helps.