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The Lidcombe Program After 35 Years: Empirical, Theoretical, and Social Contexts
Mark Onslow1, Simone Arnott2, Brenda Carey1
1Australian Stuttering Research Centre, University of Technology Sydney, New South Wales.
American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
|July 10, 2025
Summary
The Lidcombe Program, an evidence-based treatment for early stuttering, remains relevant today. This review examines its history, current status, and future directions in speech-language pathology.
Area of Science:
- Speech-language pathology
- Childhood developmental disorders
Background:
- The Lidcombe Program was introduced 35 years ago as a novel evidence-based treatment for early stuttering.
- This anniversary provides a timely opportunity to reassess the program's enduring relevance.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the Lidcombe Program's historical origins and its current applicability.
- To explore the program's place within contemporary clinical practice and causal theories of stuttering.
Main Methods:
- A reflective review involving four Lidcombe Program developers and 17 Consortium members.
- Analysis of the program's origins, reception, current status, and future trajectory.
Main Results:
- The Lidcombe Program integrates social and medical perspectives on childhood stuttering.
- Empirical knowledge regarding early-life stuttering and its impacts is considered.
Conclusions:
- The evidence base supporting the Lidcombe Program is reviewed in the context of international speech-language pathology.
- Future directions for the treatment of early stuttering are considered.
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