NORMAL DYSFLUENCIES IN A TWO YEAR OLD CHILD


These are examples of dysfluencies that occurred in a one hour period of time for a normal two year old child. Actually by the milestones we have ourtlined here, this child is advanced in speech, since she is talking in three and four word sentences. Nevertheless, these dysfluencies were disturbing to the parents who could easily have expressed alarm at hearing them.



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Repetition
there, there, there
there, there, there, there's a bag.

Repetition
wa, wa, wa, wa,wa,
wait, wait, waiting, for, for, for... above

Repetition
wait, wait, wait, wait, wait
right there.

Repetition
They, they, they
I, I think they want...

Prolongation
Ieeeyeeeyeeeyee
I bringing some tea for you.

Repetition
Where, where, where, where,
the whale gone?

Prolongation
Thaaaaaaaat yours
Mmmmaaaaaaaaake meeeeeeee have that too.

Repetition
We, we, we, we, we
put the boat...

Prolongation
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand
the other one too?

Repetition
And, and, and
the other way loves it...

Repetition
He, he, he, she
likes to play with it.

Repetition
We, we, we, we go peepee
for for we leave.

Repetition
Not, not, not, not, not, Ok now
You, you, you you want...

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