Disfluency/dysfluency = speech that exhibits deviations in continuity, fluidity, ease of rate and effort, with hesitations and repetitions of sounds, words, or phrases; lack of skillfulness in speech
Everyone experiences moments of dysfluency, whether triggered by external factors, such as a stressful situation, or by internal factors, such as a lapse in vocabulary. In young children, it can by difficult for parents to know how much dysfluency is within the range of normal speech. This is where a speech-language pathologist can help.
Dyfluencies can be "typical" or "atypical." Typical dysfluency often occurs in young children as part of their normal language development, and resolves on its own. Atypical dysfluency is synonymous with stuttering (or occasionally cluttering) and can be distinguished from developmental dysfluency by both the quality and quantity of dysfluent events.
A careful analysis of both verbal and physical behaviors by a certified speech-language pathologist can discriminate between a child with normal dysfluencies and one who is, or is at higher risk of becoming, a chronic stutterer.
Depending on a child's age and their own awareness of their problem, multiple therapeutic options exist to help a child become more fluent at home and at school.
If you suspect that your child has a fluency disorder, Clarity Speech and Language Therapy, LLC can help. Please use the contact button below to take the next step:
Dyfluencies can be "typical" or "atypical." Typical dysfluency often occurs in young children as part of their normal language development, and resolves on its own. Atypical dysfluency is synonymous with stuttering (or occasionally cluttering) and can be distinguished from developmental dysfluency by both the quality and quantity of dysfluent events.
A careful analysis of both verbal and physical behaviors by a certified speech-language pathologist can discriminate between a child with normal dysfluencies and one who is, or is at higher risk of becoming, a chronic stutterer.
Depending on a child's age and their own awareness of their problem, multiple therapeutic options exist to help a child become more fluent at home and at school.
If you suspect that your child has a fluency disorder, Clarity Speech and Language Therapy, LLC can help. Please use the contact button below to take the next step:
