Fluency

EVERY CHILD DESERVES THE OPPORTUNITY TO SOAR TO SUCCESS

Full service speech and language clinic specializing in pediatric speech therapy.

Soaring Speech

8 Taylor Farm Rd

Windham, NH 03087

(603) 244-0025

tarablake@soaringspeech.com

Speech services are available to address fluency disorders (stuttering). See below for additional information regarding fluency disorders.

Fluency Services

If you have concerns regarding your child's speech and language development, contact Soaring Speech.

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Child-Centered Services

One-on-One Instruction

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Fluency Disorder

Stuttering affects the fluency of speech. It begins during childhood and, in some cases, lasts throughout life. The disorder is characterized by disruptions in the production of speech sounds, also called "disfluencies." Most people produce brief disfluencies from time to time. For instance, some words are repeated and others are preceded by "um" or "uh." Disfluencies are not necessarily a problem; however, they can impede communication when a person produces too many of them.

What are signs and symptoms of stuttering?

Stuttered speech often includes repetitions of words or parts of words, as well as prolongations of speech sounds. These disfluencies occur more often in persons who stutter than they do in the general population. Some people who stutter appear very tense or "out of breath" when talking. Speech may become completely stopped or blocked. Blocked is when the mouth is positioned to say a sound, sometimes for several seconds, with little or no sound forthcoming. After some effort, the person may complete the word. Interjections such as "um" or "like" can occur, as well, particularly when they contain repeated ("u- um- um") or prolonged ("uuuum") speech sounds or when they are used intentionally to delay the initiation of a word the speaker expects to "get stuck on."

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