Familial Childhood Stuttering: Stuttering Characteristics and Speech Abilities

Suzanne M. Buck¹, Roberta Lees¹, Peter Martin², Alison Nicholas³ and Liz Hoey<sup>4

1</sup>Dept of Speech and Language Therapy, University of Strathclyde, 76 Southbrae Drive, Glasgow, G13 1 PP, UK
²Dept of Educational Studies, University of Strathclyde, 76 Southbrae Drive Glasgow, G13 1 PP, UK
³Michael Palin Centre for Stammering Children, Finsbury Health Centre, Pine Street, London, EC IR OLP, UK
⁴Speech and Language Therapy, Pollokshaws Clinic, 35 Well Green, Glasgow, G43 IRR, UK

SUMMARY

Whilst research into family histories of stuttering is important, this has rarely been related to the implications for the child. This study explored familial childhood stuttering in contrast to childhood stuttering with no familial factor. Data are presented for 35 young children who stutter, of whom 25 had positive, and 10 had negative family histories of the disorder. These 2 subgroups were compared in terms of stuttering onset, disfluency types, and speech abilities. The results indicate that there are no differences in the stuttering characteristics of children who stutter, between those with and without familial histories of stuttering.

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