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Peer reviewedYairi, Ehud; Ambrose, Nicoline – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1992
Interviews with parents of 87 preschool children within a year of a stuttering diagnosis found that onset tended to occur earlier than was previously thought and was sudden and/or severe in many cases; about twice as many boys as girls stuttered; and there was a positive relationship between severe stuttering and sudden onset. (DB)
Descriptors: Age, Age Differences, Clinical Diagnosis, Handicap Identification
