Clinical management of stuttering in children and adults

SUMMARY POINTS Stuttering is a common speech disorder of neural speech processing that usually begins during the first three or four years of life and may affect as many as 10% of children Educational, occupational, and social problems are common if chronic stuttering is not treated early Mental health problems, in particular social anxiety, are likely to develop with chronic stuttering Early intervention is recommended, preferably within one year of onset of stuttering Randomised controlled trials have shown an early parent implemented behavioural intervention to be efficacious for stuttering control in preschool children Speech restructuring can rehabilitate speech in people with chronic stuttering