Patient's question:
My baby is 1 year and 8 months old. Recently, I've noticed that she's a bit stuttering when speaking. In the past two days, it has become particularly severe. For example, when talking about the seesaw, she would say: "stutter-stutter-seesaw." Because my father also has a slight stutter. I'm afraid it might be influenced by my father. But it's impossible to prevent them from interacting.Doctor's answer:
Stuttering is a very complex speech disorder. People who stutter not only have abnormal speech behaviors but also often experience emotional distress and attitude changes, as well as variations in manner. Different stutterers exhibit different behaviors. Due to the complexity of stuttering, its treatment is also very complex and diverse. Currently, stuttering treatment primarily focuses on non-medical approaches, such as speech therapy, psychological therapy, bioelectric feedback metronomes, voice alteration techniques, delayed speech feedback methods, and masking methods.Recommendation: Treatment should be tailored to the individual's stuttering, personality, emotional state, and behavioral characteristics by selecting appropriate treatment methods.