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Part 2.2 This is actually part 3, of a 3-part series of posts about referring parents who are concerned about In Part 2.1, we looked at some of the warning flags for stuttering and how we can use them to help determine when treatment is recommended.  Here, in Part 2.2, we will look at different types of disfluencies and other characteristics to consider to aid in treatment recommendations. As an SLP, how can I tell if the disfluencies are typical or stuttering? As I mentioned

Part 2.1 **NOTE** The information contained here is not meant to be used to diagnose or treat stuttering.  Only a licensed speech and language pathologist can evaluate and diagnose stuttering. Recently I was asked by a colleague, “How do you help parents distinguish whether their preschooler is stuttering or whether it’s a developmental disfluency?” This is Part 2.1 of my response (Part 2.2 is coming soon), geared towards SLPs.  In Part 1, we addressed the parent side of the