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the child who stutters:
to the pediatrician
revised 4th edition

Most children go through periods of disfluency as they learn to speak. Some will experience mild stuttering, and for others the difficulty will become severe. Early intervention by the pediatrician can help parents understand and thus minimize the problem.

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Authored by:

Barry Guitar, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair,
Department of Communication Sciences,
University of Vermont

Edward G. Conture, Ph.D.
Professor and Director, Graduate Studies,
Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences,
Vanderbilt University

Editorial assistance:

Stephen Contompasis, M.D.,
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics,
University of Vermont Medical School
University of Vermont

Jane Fraser,
President,
Stuttering Foundation of America

Michael B. Grizzard, M.D.,
Medical Director
The World Bank, Washington, D.C.

Diane G. Hill, M.A., CCC-SLP
Senior Lecturer in Speech and Language Pathology,
Communication Sciences and Disorders Department,
Northwestern University

James McKay, M.D.,
Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics,
College of Medicine,
University of Vermont

Peter Ramig, Ph.D.,
Professor,
Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
University of Colorado Boulder

Patricia M. Zebrowski, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor,
Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology,
University of Iowa

Copyright (C) 2001, 2004, 2006 Stuttering Foundation of America

Publication No. 23
the child who stutters: to the pediatrician

First Edition 1991
Second Edition 2001
Third Edition 2004
Fourth Edition 2006

Published by

Stuttering Foundation of America
P. O. Box 11749
Memphis, Tennessee 38111-0749

ISBN-0-933388-47-0

The Stuttering Foundation of America is a nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to the prevention and improved treatment of stuttering.