Fact Sheets

STUTTERING

Stuttering is a speech disorder that causes interruptions in the rhythm or flow of speech.
It can affect children, adolescents and adults but usually starts in early childhood, often by the age of three. It may start gradually over days, week or months, or it can be sudden, over hours or a day. Click here to read more.

Speech in children 0-3

Learning to speak is a crucial part of a child’s development and the most intensive period of speech and language development happens in the first three years of life. Even though children vary in their development of speech and language, there are certain ‘milestones’ that can be identified as a rough guide to normal development.
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SPEECH IN CHILDREN PRESCHOOL TO SCHOOL

Progress made in the preschool and early school years is crucial to mastering the rules of language. Typically, these skills must be reached at certain ages before more complex skills can be learned. These milestones help speech pathologists determine whether a child may need extra help to learn to speak or use language.
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