Red Flags For Stuttering
CLOSELY MONITOR THE POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FOLLOWING RED FLAGS / WARNING SIGNS:
Speech patterns and behaviors that might signal that a child is at risk of stuttering include:
- Within-word or part-word repetitions
- Prolonged sounds
- Avoiding speaking situations or saying “I can't say it”
- Looking upset
- Speaking with tension in the face or neck muscles or voice
- Speaking with unexpected rises in pitch or loudness
- Boys are 4 times more likely than girls to develop a stutter
- Children with a family history of stuttering are more likely to stutter than children without
- Persistence of stuttering for a long duration
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