My son got the flu vaccinne and immediately started stuttering. He was very verbal prior to the shot. I've read that it's normal for children to stutter at this age. My question to the parents of children who have stuttered is: How long did it last until it finally went away?
My son is 3 1/2 and stutters. I have looked into it and no one seems to thinks it's an issue (his teachers or his doctor). They say the same thing that they have so much they want to say and they are learning so many words and can't get it out fast enough.
Probably just a stage. So just relax a bit and don't rush him. Wait patiently for him to say what he is trying to say. His vocabulary is HUGELY larger than just a few short months ago.. and now he must sort through which of his new vocab he wants to use... Don't try to help him figure out the word... just wait. If you MUST say something... ask him to slow down, and then give him your undivided attention (so he doesn't feel like you are in a hurry to turn your attention away).
Just a stage. What a joke. This is what happens when people and especially doctors don't understand when there is an injury because of a vaccine. Take this seriously and don't wait. It could be a reaction to the ingredients in the vaccine of which it could damage the brain and could be permanent.
I would go to www.autism.com and check out the list of DAN doctors for one in your area and make an appointment. At this point if it is a vaccine injury you can do one of several things to work on the damage.
Do the research on vaccines and think really hard about it when it comes time to have more. You do not need them to get your child into school. There are waivers to sign and here in California we have Medical, Religious, and Philosophical. I signed and checked all three. I like to also point out as to why do you think we, America, have the sickest children amongst other countries of our stature.
Hug your child, know that if it is a vaccine injury there are things you can do. If it is a stage. Cool.
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One of my sons stuttered quite frequently, and we were concerned because my husband had an uncle who was a stutterer. The speech therapist said that it can be genetic but not to be too concerned as most children outgrow the stuttering by age 6. Sure enough, the stuttering only lasted 1.5-2 yrs. and didn't happen after age 6. I remember reading that you shouldn't say the word they're trying to get out and to just wait patiently. No idea about any connection to the flu vaccine. Good luck!
My dd did this very thing at 3 1/2 years old! We were horrified because it started out of no where one day!!
The more attention we gave her about it - either good or not so good, the more she did it. We talked to everyone we knew about this - many moms said it might be that she was copying someone else. We really didn't think this could be possible (im a stay at home mommy) because non of us stutter...well then about a month or two later we noticed another little girl in her dance class who was doing it too!!
That night we took our dd home and asked her about the way she was talking - we asked her also about the other little girl in the class. Turns out she 'liked' the way that girl talked and certainly 'loved' the attention we were pouring into her when she talked that way....
so we stopped immediately (giving her attention over it) - when she would start studdering we told her to stop, take a deep breath and start over. If she continued doing the stuttering we would say something to the effect of 'our ears are able to hear you better when you don't stutter like that..when you are ready to try again we will listen" - after about a week of this she got tired of it and stopped COMPLETELY. She hasn't stuttered since...
Not saying your ds is doing the same exact thing - but it could be a possibility....
Hope this helps!
God bless
Hi O.,
My daughter stuttered for a little under a year, right around the same age as your son. She was not frustrated by it, and eventually it went away. I spoke with a friend who is a speech therapist and she said that it is very common for kids to stutter at that stage and that if she started kindergarten and was still stuttering that we could consider having a speech therapist but that we should just ride it out, which we did. She is now in second grade and is fine, BTW.
However, if you feel like he needs help, I would ask your pediatrician for advice.
Good luck!
L.
My son stuttered really bad and of coarse I was worried. He was around 3 yrs old. Called our local school system and the speech therapist sent me info on it. He stopped in about a year. Just every once in awhile he may do it again with a word or two.
my son stuttered for around 9 months. brain processing faster than they can get out.
