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Stammering
My 3 year old had started to stammer, she started a while ago and I phoned hv who referred her to a speach therapist, all she said was that is was a normal phase of development and she would grow out of it and as long as she wasnt aware or upset by it then it wasnt a problem.
She did stop for a while but now it is back and it is much worse, some days I cant understand a word she says and to make matters worse she now knows she is doing it, she tried to ask me a question this morning and she couldnt get the words out, then she just started crying and said "mummy my voice doesnt work any more" I feel so sad for her she was so upset, untill the stammer started she had always been a really fluent speaker and she spoke very clearly.
Has anyone else had a child who stammers and they have grown out of it or is she going to have it for ever?
She did stop for a while but now it is back and it is much worse, some days I cant understand a word she says and to make matters worse she now knows she is doing it, she tried to ask me a question this morning and she couldnt get the words out, then she just started crying and said "mummy my voice doesnt work any more" I feel so sad for her she was so upset, untill the stammer started she had always been a really fluent speaker and she spoke very clearly.
Has anyone else had a child who stammers and they have grown out of it or is she going to have it for ever?
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I cant help wondering if it is happening becuase of all the stress we have been under at thome over the last 10 months, both hv and speach therapist sais it wasnt but it seems too much of a coincidence. Hubby was diagnosed with a benign brain tumour in november and she started stammering then, he was then reviewed in Jan and told tumour had got worse and there was nothing they could do, they did another biopsy and they were wrong it hadnt progressed and all was good news, this was when the stammer was worst, then after he got the good news things calmed down and it seemed to disappear, he had to go back for a review in june and obviously the time leading up to it was very tense and the stammer reappeared, he has had the all clear till next september and things are not so tense so I am hoping it will disappear again. Do you think it may be because she is picking up on the tension or could it just be a coincidence? Thanks xx
not meaning to make you worry but my oh stammers hes 21 next month he started stammering when he was little aswell just like ur lo but when he was about 6-7 he started doing it all the time and hasnt stopped since
probably not any help