Therapist and person who stutters Sam Gennuso shares honest insight and strategies for taking care of your emotional well-being. You are not alone.

Therapy for school-age children and teens who stutter is quite different from therapy for preschoolers who stutter. With preschoolers, goals often focus primarily on preventing negative reactions to stuttering and counseling caregivers through their concerns. Certainly, these are still relevant goals for many older children who stutter, but other goals become increasingly important as children grow. For example, therapy for school-age children and teens who stutter may also a

The more we understand stuttering, the better we can educate others about it. The NSA has partnered with leading stuttering specialists and researchers to provide accurate information about stuttering. Here are a few facts about stuttering: Stuttering usually begins in childhood, between the ages of 2 and 5 years. It’s estimated that about 1% of the world’s population stutters, though about 5% of children go through a period of stuttering. Stuttering can begin gradually and d

While there is currently no cure for stuttering that works consistently, across time, for all people, there are various options that may help people who stutter. Some methods focus on promoting confident and effective communication, facilitating desensitization to stuttering, practicing mindfulness, modifying speech, and/or exploring stuttering acceptance. Like any good treatment, help for people who stutter should be tailored to the individual. In other words, what works for

For those who stutter, the journey to confident communication can be challenging, but with the right support, progress is possible.