Evaluación, intervención y evolución en un caso de tartamudez temprana

Abstract

Stuttering is a speech and communication disorder of great concern to parents because it may have significant long-term emotional and social consequences in the child's development. Numerous investigations indicate that early intervention increases the possibility of a child developing normal fluency. However, there are still misconceptions about waiting to begin an intervention at 4 years old, although the literature and clinical practice indicate that interventions are necessary when the problem arises (even if this appears at 2.5 years old).

Current evidence suggests that intervention is crucial in early stuttering as it has greater success in controlling stuttering than in later ages.

This case report aims to provide an example for assessing and treating early stuttering in a 3.5 year old child. The assessment consists of an evaluation of the child's fluency and identifies risk signs in the family environment. Depending on the diagnosis, an early stuttering intervention program is established with child and parents, in order to reduce risk factors in the environment so that the problem may be worked on and controlled