by Lori Melnitsky, MA CCC-SLP   Clear Signs to Help Parents Know When It’s Time   Many parents ask me the same question: “My teen stutters… but do they really need therapy?”   Stuttering can be unpredictable. Some days your teen sounds fluent; other days they freeze, get stuck, or avoid talking completely. As a speech-language pathologist who stuttered severely growing up, I understand the confusion, fear, and frustration—both from the teen’s perspective and the parent’s.   T

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By Lori Melnitsky, MA CCC-SLP Stuttering is a speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by involuntary repetitions and...

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