Risk Profiling Young Children who Stammer to Give a Client Centred Clinically Effectual Service

Daniel Hunter

One of the key clinical judgements that need to be made in the treatment of young children who stammer is that of persistence or transience. In other words, which children are likely ‘to grow out of it’ and which ones are likely not too. The presentation will describe the authors attempt to risk profile young children who stammer within a busy speech and language therapy department. Children are divided into low, medium and high risk in an attempt to provide a highly client centred, clinically effective service, that is also cost and time efficient.