How Are Stuttering or Other Speech Problems Treated?
After you’ve seen the speech and language therapist, he or she will go over the results of the tests with you and one or both of your parents. The tests may show that you need speech therapy — which are sessions when you can work on your speech and practice your skills. Your therapy session could be just you and the therapist or you might have a session with a group of kids. In addition to speech therapy sessions, it’s important for you to spend time practicing your skills on your own. The therapist can give you exercises that you can do at home. Practicing will improve your skills and help with your everyday talking. You’ll discover easier or different ways of producing sounds so you can speak more clearly. At first, these skills may seem strange or even feel a little weird. But give it some time. Soon, if you work at it, you’ll notice improvement and start to feel more confident in your speaking. You won’t be perfect at it, but that’s OK. No one talks perfectly 100% of the time.
