Prevalence of Stuttering in Children With ADHD at Sohag University Hospital

The majority of the latest research suggests that stuttering is associated with significantly elevated levels of trait and social anxiety. The prevalence of children who stutter and have attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) ranges from 4 to 26%. About 10-20% of children who stutter might show ADHD.

Gender ( male) is the dominant risk factor for stuttering, as also applies to other neurodevelopmental disorders. Examples include attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD), conduct disorder, tics and the Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (GTS). These neurodevelopmental disorders are the second -most prominent set of comorbidities with stuttering.

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and stuttering share many characteristics in addition to temperament . A complex interplay of neural differences, with genetic and environmental components, has been reported as a possible cause of both disorders. In addition, both may appear more frequently in boys than in girls . Furthermore, it is emphasized that childhood stuttering can be accompanied by aspects of ADHD . Likewise, children exhibiting signs of ADHD more frequently display speech disfluencies than their peers.

It is suggested that children with stuttering and those without stuttering will display different profiles in terms of temperament, certain aspects of ADHD, and some types of anxiety. In addition, it is to be expected that there will be some correlations between these variables in children who stutter. However, it is not possible to draw definite conclusions about this issue that could be generalized to all children who stutter. Furthermore, there are very few studies that deal with combinations of these variables .