Stuttering

Stuttering Classification Characteristics Sub-types Causes of developmental stuttering Treatment Prognosis Epidemiology History and cultural aspects

Classification

Developmental stuttering is stuttering that originates when a child is learning to speak and develops as the child matures into adulthood. Other speech disorders with symptoms resembling stuttering are cluttering, Parkinson's speech, essential tremor, spasmodic dysphonia, selective mutism and social anxiety.