Childhood Stuttering Causes
Stuttering is a
Alternative Names
Children and stuttering; Speech disfluency; Stammering
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
About 5% of children (1 out of every 20 children) aged 2 - 5 will develop some stuttering during their childhood. It may last for several weeks to several years.
For a small number of children (less than...
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