The Link Between ADHD and Stuttering: A Closer Look


Re: Link Between ADHD and Stuttering

From: Bob Reid
Date: 10/23/00
Time: 12:19:56 PM
Remote Name: 129.93.94.172

Comments

Tiffany,

There has been very little work done in this area. You are the second person who has said that there was a relation between Ritalin and fluency. Neither Dr Healey or myself were able to find any information on this topic. I guess I'd wonder about a couple of things. First, if the meds were at the appropriate dosage it shouldn't (***theoretically***) affect fluency. I'd wonder about dosage level. Might be too high. There are other medications for ADHD. Most are psychostimulants also however, they are different enough that it's possible they wouldn't effect fluency.

Good luck,


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