VoiceS Unearthed: The Impact of Early Intervention on Those Who Continue to Stutter

by Doreen Lenz Holte

Approximately 20% of children who begin to stutter will continue into their teen years - with or without therapy. As of now, there is little to go on to predict which children will persist. How does intervention with the goal of fixing impact those who are not fixed (and who else do we really care about?). That was the question asked of 60 individuals, most who found that recovering from early intervention became a greater challenge than the stutter itself.

VoiceS Unearthed provides an essential perspective that sheds light on a safer, more effective way forward for parents and speech therapists.


“When we started out I didn't know anything about stuttering or that there were different approaches. We just did what the therapist said. If parents don’t know what the options are, they’re not going to go looking for them.”
Mom to an 11-year old who stutters.


”This is incredibly important work. ‘VoiceS Unearthed’ is the wake-up call our field needs and of tremendous value to parents.” Dr. Heather Grossman, Executive Director of the American Institute for Stuttering

281 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 1, 2023