Fluency disorder of speech disorder can be corrected with early intervention, diagnosis and management. Read on to know more about the fluency disorder and the dos and don’ts for parents of child coping with fluency disorder.
Fluency refers to the continuous, free flowing speech with appropriate rate, rhythm and information. It helps in effective communication.
A fluency disorder is when the forward flow of speech is interrupted by hesitations or repetitions or prolongations or hard attacks and/or silent blocks.
Often during the developmental stages a child goes through a period of normal non- fluencies. If given required help at this time, a lot of anxiety and emotional disturbances could be reduced.
At this stage, parents play an important role in the child’s life. With professional help and guidance from a Speech Language Pathologist they would be able to ease the fluency of the child’s speech.
Do’s
Listen to what your child says not the way he says.
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Take care of your child with love and support while providing your complete attention on him or her to overcome fluency problem. My son had the same problem and we were wondering whether he would study. He is doing really great in his Orchids International School. Teachers also helped him to improve his verbal communication.
Fluency disorder is completely treatable. Parental love and support can help in treatment. Instead of criticizing, parents should be more supportive of even minor improvements and efforts.
