When my stutter/stammer or “Speech Impediment” began, I was on summer break from Kindergarten to 1st grade. My Mother was troubled by this because she told me that her stutter was around same time, but she outgrew hers before middle school. Mom told me she would use counting exercises in rhythmic patterns to diminish any stutter. When my stutter continued on into high school years, I was repeatedly told to “slow down & think about your words”-which is very annoying to someone who knows what they want/wish to say…words just don’t align! Then when I was in college a Speech Language Therapist had told me I am breathing incorrectly. I was instructed on how to initiate “Diaphragmatic Breathing” technique & my days & nights of stuttering were OVER!