I remember sitting in speech therapy at the age of 5 wondering why I was there. I remember the speech therapist asking me to put on a play for my parents. I am still not sure why, but I knew even at that young age I was not going to stutter. It was embarrassing and humiliating to me.  This was difficult on my parents.  How could I stutter so severely that I couldn’t say my name one minute and walk into the speech room and not stutter once the next?  I can tell you that I was very aware of my stuttering early on and knew how to avoid words that I stuttered on. I said  “I don’t know” often and many times I nodded.  I was viewed at as being shy and a difficult child.  This was not the best for my self esteem.  My message is get help early by someone experienced in stuttering.  I also recommend the Lidcombe Program for Early Childhood Stuttering as I have had huge success in eliminating stuttering in children under age 7.  Thanks for reading!

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