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Development and Course of Childhood-Onset Fluency Disorder

Childhood-Onset Fluency Disorder occurs by age 6 for 80-90% of affected individuals, with age at onset ranging from 2 to 7 years. The onset can be gradual or more sudden. Typically, however, dysfluencies start gradually, with repetition of initial consonants, first words of a phrase, or long words. As the child becomes more aware of the speech difficulty, they may develop mechanisms for avoiding the dysfluencies and emotional responses.

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Updated 2023-04-01

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