Stuttering
Current as of: December 12, 2018
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:Adam Husney, MD – Family Medicine & Susan C. Kim, MD – Pediatrics & Kathleen Romito, MD – Family Medicine & Louis Pellegrino, MD – Developmental Pediatrics
Stuttering is a speech problem that interferes with normal word patterns. A person who stutters involuntarily repeats, draws out, does not complete, or skips sounds or words when speaking. A person who stutters may: Repeat sounds, parts of words, and sometimes entire words. Pause between words or within a word. Use a…