stuttering

[Cecile De Cat]

Hello

A little 2;9 year-old I know has suddenly started stuttering, for no
apparent reason.  His language development had until then been 'normal'
and had very good elocution until last month.  His stuttering is now
quite pervasive.

I would be most grateful for any information regarding the following
questions (references to publications would be most welcome too):

- Has there been any study showing that stuttering could have an impact
on language development?
- What is known about the cause of stuttering?
- Could any of you advice on what to do to help him out of it?  Is
speech therapy usually sufficient?

Many thanks in advance

With best wishes,

Cecile De Cat


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Dpt of Linguistics & Phonetics   http://www.leeds.ac.uk/linguistics/  
School of Modern Languages and Cultures
University of Leeds - LS2 9JT - UK              
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