BMJ 2005;331 (24 September), doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7518.0
Stuttering can be treated by early intervention
Early intervention in the preschool years is effective in treating stuttering. In a pragmatic, open plan, randomised trial of 54 children, Jones and colleagues (p 659) used the Lidcombe programme and found that children who were treated had significantly fewer stuttered syllables after nine months than children in the control group. Although some children who stutter in their preschool years improve without treatment, identifying them in advance is impossible. Treatment should begin in the preschool years because it is more effective then.
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