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From: Sean and Cathy, Texas
Date: 10 Oct 2004
Time: 15:48:06 -0500
Remote Name: 67.166.231.229
Our 4yr old son has been stuttering for one year. He recieves therapy for articulation(just met all his goals) at the public school(2hours 1 day weekly) and for dysfluency at the local college(30min.private/1hour group 1day weekly). His stuttering at onset seemed to bother him causing him to put his hand in front of his mouth when speaking, but now his secondary reactions have gone away. His repetitions include sylables and whole words, but mostly the use of fillers especially "eh" which he will repeat many times? He has had only one or two really "bad" days that included a total block and his whole face contorted like it hurt. We have made many lifestyle changes to reduce time demands and stress, etc. and he is doing dramatically better. At what point do I know if this is a normal stage of dysfluency or a long term stuttering problem? Do you continue therapy for a set amount of time? Is there a known correlation between dysfluency and learning disablities in particular dyslexia? Thank you for any insight.