Making a stammering referral

If a child has started stammering, it is important to make a referral to speech and language therapy. We can assist you in finding out about local services in the area, and their referral options/processes. Just get in touch with our Support Hub Advisor, Grace. 

Although referrals are often made by primary care or schools, many services in England accept parent/carer or self-referrals for stammering. Generally parents and caregivers can fill out and submit their local service’s referral forms themselves, from home. But this differs between services. 

Each Speech and Language Therapy provider will have their own referral process, and some services may only accept referrals made by a health or education professional.

For more information about when a child should be referred to speech and language therapy, you may like to look at the following article:

•  If a child has only recently started stammering, should I ‘wait and see’ before making a referral?