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Stuttering in Conjunction with Speech and Language Delays — 1 Comment

  1. Hi Lorraine, as you may know, there is not just one way to treat a child who has a concomitant disorder. Some good advice by Ken Logan and Lisa LaSalle are to first look at what disorder is most limiting to the child, and it may be wise to work with that disorder first. You may want to work on one deficit for some amount of time and then the other. Or you can work on both at the same time, but perhaps the phonological disorder might be approached with modeling rather than requiring the child to produce sounds accurately. The Logan and LaSalle article was published in 2003. Healey, Reid, and Donaher also wrote a chapter about working with children with concomitant disorders; I recommend both readings to give you an idea of where to begin.

    Best,
    Jean