Repetitian/Stuttering

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My 3.9 year old son with apraxia has really started to talk the past

6 months. He has dropped most of his signing in that time and is

quite verbal, although very difficult to understand. The past month

he has really begun to what I call stutter--I think the SLP called it

repetitians. It is like he gets stuck on a word. He repeats the

entire word or most of the word but it sounds like a stutter. For

example he might say, " I need more juice. " and he gets stuck on need

so it sounds like " I nee nee nee nee need more juice. " He doesnt

seem to be aware of it. It just really scares me. He has come so

far and I am hoping this is just a developmental milestone not a set

back. I have read several posts regarding stuttering and that it can

be very normal. Is this a stuttering problem or not and what can we

do to help him through this without him feeling like we are

correcting him all the time?

The SLP also expresses concern over his tone or volume. She said he

is so loud all of the time. I dont notice that as much, I guess, but

she must be seeing it as a problem. Any suggestions there?

Thanks

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