No NorwayMom, I did not remember that you have experience with stuttering!
I bet you are right, about sentence length being a factor. (Or in her case, PARAGRAPH length, LOL!). Thanks for this link (looks promising, need to read it in depth!).
I am not so much worried, yet, as amazed that her SLP has not detected her stuttering. I thought it best to ask the SLP though as I have a friend, 33, who still perceives herself as a "stutterer," although I have known her since she was 18 and never been aware of it -- it clearly was traumatic for her!
As you might recall, both my kids seem to have developmental stutters. They don't seem self-conscious or bothered by the stuttering, and tend to repeat short words or word endings.
Anyhow, my youngest son's stutter has never stood out for his preschool teacher or for the special ed people who evaluated and tested him earlier this year. We notice it a lot at home, though.
When I read your post, it occurred to me that sentence length might be an issue. Part of my youngest son's testing involved explaining the meaning of words, like "what is an apple?". They told me that he used 2-3 word utterances and lots of gestures. Well, I can guarantee you that at home he uses much longer sentences, with lots of parenthetical comments, clauses, run-ons, you name it. I think he's a lot more terse in social settings, for various reasons. Maybe that's the case for your daughter?
I've probably given this link to you before, but I'll post it again just in case someone else is interested. It's a "checklist for referral" from the Stuttering Foundation, which tells you what to look for to determine if it's a normal developmental stutter, a mild stutter, or a severe stutter that should be referred as soon as possible.
http://www.stutteringhelp.org/Default.aspx?tabid=99
Good luck with everything. Btw, when my youngest son had his school physical, the doctor took the initiative to refer him to the speech therapist even though there's a long waiting list, whereas the special ed people (who are in the same department as the speech therapist) did not. Gotta like that doctor...
Okay, I just emailed T's SLP that her stammer seemed to worsen over the summer.
Her response (and I trust her): I can honestly say I have never heard her stammer or stutter.
Okay I thought kids stammered or stuttered more in anxiety-provoking situations. But ... with US and not at school?
Maybe she is more casual about spesking before she has completely formulated her ideas, with us? Seems odd though.
Bumping ... anyone?
I am searching on autism and stuttering and there is a lot of stuff, but not a clear connection.
Don't know if I can help but DD who is 3 1/2 yrs old just starting stuttering and stammering 2 months ago and it got really bad at one point then started to get better. I haven't found info about autism and stuttering being related so maybe someone will provide insite if this is the case. Also, during these 2 last months dd seems to be talking a little more. DD also has anxiety but she has always had anxiety (started around 2 yrs old from what I noticed on videos but she didn't start stuttering until now). Oh, DD does stuttering the same amount anywhere so I don't think it's her anxiety in this case because she does it at home too. ALso, I wonder if stuttering is genetic...my sister stuttered (started at 6 yrs old and rarely does it now) and my cousin also.mamabear, interesting! I did a google of stuttering autism and came up with vague references.
Then I did stuttering and CAPD and got some VERY precise information! Of course, CAPD and autism can be related ... but I started reading on CAPD and then autism for T. She could well have SID and CAPD, and that is all.