You have been asked to evaluate a 3-year-old child in your clinic.  Riley’s mother is concerned that “her speech has sounded “bumpy” over the last two weeks.  She also reports that Riley has a cousin who stutters.  During the evaluation, Riley demonstrated occasional whole word repetitions and hesitations in her speech.  She did not appear to notice these disfluencies. .

1. You have been asked to evaluate a 3-year-old child in your
clinic. Riley’s mother is concerned that “her speech has
sounded “bumpy” over the last two weeks. She also reports that
Riley has a cousin who stutters. During the evaluation, Riley
demonstrated occasional whole word repetitions and hesitations
in her speech. She did not appear to notice these disfluencies.