Randomised controlled trial of the Lidcombe programme of early stuttering intervention The participants in this New Zealand study were 54 pre-school children - 29 entered into the Lidcombe programme, ...

Children who stutter should be treated before they start school to improve the speech disorder that affects about 5 percent of youngsters, Australian scientists said on Friday. Stuttering, or ...

New investigations suggest that treating the problem of stuttering early in life, like before the children join school, can go a long way in curing the condition. The research report on the said topic ...

Stuttering is best treated early, before children start school, according to new evidence published in this week's BMJ. About 5% of children begin to stutter, usually in the third and fourth years of ...

About one child in twenty stutters at some stage. While it usually goes away by itself, early treatment gives the child the best chance of overcoming it. Published 28/09/2005 What distinguishes us ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Children who stutter should be treated before they start school to improve the speech disorder that affects about five per cent of ...

IN A world-first study, medical researchers are trying to discover whether babies are likely to develop stuttering in later life – before they even start to speak. The Lidcombe-based researchers are ...

Stand-up comics might get some mileage out of it, but for anyone who stutters it's no joke. Stuttering is a common speech impediment affecting as many as one child in 12. A stutter can be barely ...