Is my son stuttering?

Question

My 8 year old repeats things several times. He doesn't get stuck on one word (I do that, though). He will say about the first few words of a sentence and repeat it several times before getting the entire sentence out.



BTW...I'm sorry for not putting the details in my previous post........Thank you for the "warm" answers I received in my previous post. Such nice people.

Answer 1

Yes, that is a form of stuttering. To find out more about stuttering, what you can do at home to help, how to determine if/when a child needs therapy and more, go to www.stutteringhelp.org.

Answer 2

Based upon this information, it very well could be a form of stuttering. I've stuttered since I was about 4 years old and am watching my 4 year old very closely. Often times a person will get caught on a specific sound. A stutterer can tell he is going to have trouble with a word before he gets to it and often times will begin the sentence over until they feel they can get past the sound with out stuttering.

Personally, I hope he is not stuttering or that he will grow out of it - but if not my recommendation is to get him help (I've had years of speech therapy) and not to make too big a deal out of it and try to help him down the road to never let his speech get in the way of anything he wants to do. Looking at myself, I know I wouldn't be the person I am today without this challenge.

Good Luck

Answer 3

Yes it looks like that. i have a friend who is a very bad stutterer and trips on the first letter for e.g v-v -v- v very.
there was a show once where there was a very bad stutterer who tripped on every word, and what the drs did was put a hearing aide type thing in his (ear or on head(cant remember) and it played what he was going to say back into his ear and some how it stopped him from stuttering. it was amazing

Answer 4

I believe stuttering come from two things, one is the cause of the other. Performance anxiety, causing "bracing".
Performance anxiety, is a self-esteem problem, and I believe comes from being judged to harshly, in ones formative years.
The best way to explain bracing, is to say it is like a muscle cramp, only it the neurons in the brain locking-up, for an instant.
The best way I've found, to deal with that is to give it permission to happen, laugh at it and continue what ever you are doing. Soon the behavior will diminish, and disappear.

Answer 5

He may be stuttering, but if it just began I would say it is more like his brain working faster then his mouth.

It also may be a case like mine I repeat words when I feel rushed. Maybe when he feels he needs to rush through something he just can not get his tounge to make the words that he is thinking.

Talk to him, make sure he doesnt feel uncomforatable when speaking, ie, too rushed or nervous about getting what he needs to say out fast.

If he continues and you dont believe that my suggestions are what is casuing his problem then take him to a pathologist, they usually have them in elementary schools.

The worst that they can say is that he does have a speach problem and then he will get the help he needs!

Hope it works out! = )

Answer 6

Do you, do you, do you mean like this?

I do the same thing. Whenever I get another thought while I am speaking, I will repeat myself until I realize I am doing it and then I will finish the sentence. Stuttering would be if he s-s-spoke l-l-like thisss.

Answer 7

Stuttering Stanley, Stuttering Stanley, Stuttering Stanley.....

Answer 8

oh, sorry about that.

i've heard some people stutter like that. it's like

could you get me.....could you get me that water over there

i think it's a form of stuttering. if it continues you might consider speech class.

Answer 9

sounds like a friend of mine who stutters...she found help at www.stutteringhelp.org

Answer 10

yes, check out www.stutteringhelp.org