My 11yr old daughter, Brooke, has been wearing a speech easy for the past 2 years. I am excited to share our positive experience and the thought of helping some one else. Stuttering is a true disability, you struggle to communicate and I watched with Brooke how her confidence sunk and she became a quiet little girl… The SpeechEasy Brooke has is so comfortable and not noticeable at all it sits in her ear like a hearing aid… She was nervous about wearing it the first day, she was afraid the kids would make fun of her. After school she was fine with it. All the kids thought it was cool, and she could talk to anyone now… She was confident enough to speak again, and she did just that. Her grades went up and she started reading just about a grade level higher than should she could before. Brooke's life has changed in every aspect.
- Heather Lane - Cleburne, Texas
- Daughter - Brooke - User for 2 years
- Heather Lane - Cleburne, Texas
- Daughter - Brooke - User for 2 years
Is Your Child Stuttering?
Child stuttering and all communication disorders carry the potential to isolate individuals from their social and educational surroundings. While many speech and language patterns can be called "baby talk" and are part of a young child's normal development, they can become problems if they are not outgrown as expected. In this way an initial delay in speech and language or an initial speech pattern can become a disorder, which can cause difficulties in learning. Because of the way the brain develops, it is easier to learn language and communication skills before the age of 5. When children have muscular disorders, hearing problems or developmental delays, their acquisition of speech, language and related skills is often affected. It is essential to find appropriate timely intervention for child stuttering.Toddler Stuttering
Toddler stuttering occurs most commonly between the ages of 2 and 5. Most will recover by late childhood, but about a quarter of them will develop severe, chronic stuttering particularly if it is not treated early. Parents may suspect that toddler stuttering is frequent when it is at least 3 percent of the child's speech and/or when the child shows signs of reacting to their own stuttering. Stuttering in children is often accompanied with such signs as blinking the eyes, looking to the side, or raising the pitch of the voice. True stuttering is frequent. Normal disfluency is especially noticeable when the child is tired, anxious, or excited. True stuttering is noticeable most of the time. Children with true stuttering are usually concerned, frustrated, or embarrassed by the difficulty.SpeechEasy fluency devices are new and valuable tools that have the real capacity to improve fluency. SpeechEasy is not a cure for stuttering in children but it can provide help to the majority of people who stutter. If you are interested in obtaining a SpeechEasy device, we can let you know what to expect and provide you with the answers to some frequently asked questions.
Click here to locate a Providing SLP (Speech Language Pathologist) nearest to you who is certified to dispense and fit SpeechEasy devices.
