“How is a stammer treated?”
My son has had a stammer ever since he started to talk. How is a stammer usually treated? There's no medications for it, right?
7 Answers
Kimberly Baradei
Speech-Language Pathologist
Hi! Thanks for reaching out :) Stuttering/Disfluencies are a type of neurodiversity, and due to differences in the way information in the brain travels. There are no medications that treat it directly, but Speech therapy can help in reducing its impact on communication. I suggesting having an evaluation with a Speech therapist to develop some strategies that will help him. Family involvement and support are very important with disfluencies. All the best, Kim
When you speak of a stammer, I'm assuming you are talking about stuttering. In this case and really any speech communication disorder case, medication is not an option. I would recommend your son being evaluated by a speech-language pathologist to determine what specifically the issue is.
Stammering is helped by speech therapy by a certified speech pathologist. It involves breathing exercises, relaxing techniques and speech rate monitoring
In The USA we call it a Stutter. There are many treatment approaches. It depends on the kinds of symptoms he presents. There are no medicines. But there is a device called Speech Easy that helps control stuttering.
Speech therapy is a common treatment for children with disfluencies. We provide them with strategies to help them speak clearly; such as easy onset.
Terlenda Lassiter
Speech-Language Pathologist
Every brain is different and every stammer is different. Your son needs to complete an evaluation by a speech pathologist.
As far as I know, I haven’t heard of any medications related to the treatment of stuttering, not that there may not be trials and such. But getting your son into speech therapy ASAP can greatly increase your child’s chances of eliminating or providing strategies to reduce stuttering
