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From: Ken St. Louis
Date: 10/9/00
Time: 11:09:26 AM
Remote Name: 157.182.12.51
Dear Nick,
I can really empathize with what you write about your 2 1/2 year old daughter. At that age, my daughter began to stutter as well. Fortunately, she overcame the problem completely.
I believe you are looking at a beginning case of stuttering rather than normal disfluency, especially since she has expressed that she cannot talk as well and since she is experimenting with ways of avoiding stuttering (e.g., simplifying her sentences).
Since you live in Sydney, I would definitely suggest you contact Mark Onslow or Elisabeth Harrison at Lidcombe. Mark is at the Australian Stuttering Research Centre, Univ. of Sydney and Elisabeth is at the Stuttering Unit, Bankstown Health Service, Bankstown.
Good luck,
Ken