ABSTRACT
Disfluencies are a part of the normal development process. Both children and adults experience some disfluencies in their speech. In children, the occurrence of disfluencies during the developmental ages between 2 and 5 could cause concern for parents and speech-language pathologists (SLPs), as this coincides with the age of diagnosis of stuttering. This chapter highlights the characteristics of normal disfluencies and an approach to assess, differentially diagnose, and manage these disfluencies in typically developing children.
