My 8 yr old stutters. Does this mean he is retarded?

My daughter is a speech therapist and works with children with speech problems all day. You should call your doctor and ask if he can recommend one. Do you have any other reason to think he might have mental problems? Such as learning disabilities or anything else? Also another piece of advice...I wouldn't 'slap' him on the head anymore either. He probably thinks he"s doing something wrong, when this is something he can't help. Good luck.

You should never slap ( lightly or otherwise) a child on the back of the head...bad habit and yes, people will think you're being mean to him.

What stuttering means is; his mind works faster than he can get the words out. Just don't make a big deal of it and ignore him when he does. Or, just make him think before he speaks...sort of a way to get the brain to slow down a bit before speaking...

My daughter is 3 years old and goes through stages of stuttering as they just have to much to say at once especially when they are advanced with talking! One day my daughter will be fine then the next she will stutter then nothing for weeks/months, it is perfectly normal.

My 8 yr old daughter stutters a little bit. She is not retarded, just has a speech problem. She goes to speech everyday at school to try and help her not to do that. When she stutters at home I tell her to slow down and start again. She does it really bad when she gets going really fast or gets excited. Just be there for your son and let him know that it is fine that he stutters and try to help him help himself.

No he just simply has speech problems. See if your school has a speech therapist and see if he can have speech sessions 2-3 times a week. He will slowly learn not to stutter when he talks.

ok a lot of people stutter. mentally retarded would mean that he was physically incapable of learning certain things. he may grow out of it (i did) but you might want to put him with a speech therepist (they probably have one at school)

He needs a speech therapist. That doesn't mean he is mentally challenged. And maybe you should quit slapping him. I'm sure that's not helping things.

no he's not retatded. i still stutter bad and im 22. its just something some ppl go thru. i stutter horrible when i get really excited.

y-y-y-yyes jk he is not my brother isn't retarded and he stutters

if you were serious about asking this question you wouldnt have used the word retarded