Journal of Communication Disorders, Deaf Studies & Hearing Aids
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Stuttering

Stuttering is a speech disorder in which sounds, syllables, or words are repeated or prolonged, disrupting the normal flow of speech. These speech disruptions may be accompanied by struggling behaviors, such as rapid eye blinks or tremors of the lips. Stuttering can make it difficult to communicate with other people.

Stuttering is not uncommon in children between the ages of 2 and 5. For many children, it's simply part of learning to use language and putting words together to form sentences.

Related Journals of Stuttering

International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, Seminars in Speech and Language