title: When a school-age child stutters, let's focus on the primary problem.
abstract: In this reply to   Yaruss, Coleman, and Quesal (2012), I explain why it is reasonable for speech-language pathologists to focus their attention on helping school-age children who stutter (CWS) achieve natural-sounding fluent speech. I also emphasize the necessity for clinical researchers to conduct high-quality treatment efficacy studies of school-age CWS.
authors.forename: Marilyn A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Nippold
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D013070:Speech Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D013342:Stuttering / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*