commentr/StutterMay 23, 2025

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As an SLP/researcher stated, it's better not use any "medical terms" (such as cure) because it's bound to make at least some people upset. I personally would use the word stuttering remission or subconscious fluency. We know it exists, the question is "how"? Is it primarily due to resolving their unique approach-avoidance conflict? That aside, I think temporary fluency or stuttering remission often occurs by luck or coincidence.. and not because we know exactly where the "problem" lies in our stutter cycle. By no means I'm an expert about all this. Perhaps these articles could shed some light: *1.* [*Research* ](https://pure.eur.nl/files/48243924/Repub_117942_O-A.pdf)*(2019): "Spontaneous" late recovery from stuttering: Dimensions of reported techniques and causal attributions (*[*1*](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/333676382_Spontaneous_late_recovery_from_stuttering_Dimensions_of_reported_techniques_and_causal_attributions)): Spontaneous late recovery could be attributed to life change, attitude change, and social support, relaxed self-monitored speech, or by relaxing by taking enough speech breaks. There are many more factors proposed in the research so check it out. 2. [Book ](https://www.google.nl/books/edition/The_Perfect_Stutter/_u8vEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=the+perfect+stutter&printsec=frontcover)"*the perfect stutter*": SLP/researcher who put his stuttering into remission for 10 years long. He used Zen/mindfulness to achieve stuttering remission (page 356). Unlike earlier remissions, the fear of its potential return had entirely disappeared. This may indicate a significant impact that (counter)conditioning has on stuttering. 3. Some of the world's most famous researchers / clinicians – including Charles van Riper and Henry (Hinko/Heinrich) Freund experienced stuttering remissions that lasted for decades - only for their stuttering to return severely in old age. [Research book](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-FHlCJcnt4Mly2_Ubd7ST3xVAifxDjMO/view?usp=sharing): This book focuses on the psychosocial aspect of stuttering to break the cycle of stuttering (possibly stuttering remission or at the very least, achieving a phase closer to early onset stuttering). [MEGA-COLLECTION](https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/1jmiinr/megacollection_personal_views_on_what_causes/): In this list, you can find some stutter theories written by people who used to stutter (for example, there is a doctor who used to stutter in this list). Obviously, what works for some make not work for others, but, instead of dismissing it I think we should at least try to see if their stutter theories/interventions resonate with our own stutter experience/journey, and we should definitely try to learn from them. We shouldn't just blindly trying out random interventions, rather try to understand why it could be helpful (like, what does it affect in your unique stutter cycle or approach-avoidance conflict)? That's likely more effective than randomly trying out interventions. It's not about the intervention itself, rather it was always about targeting your unique stutter 'conditioning', but that's just my own take on it. Perhaps ALL interventions can lead to stuttering remission as long as we use it to target the "underlying problem" in our stuttering: THE IMPEDIMENT

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Community & SupportCoping & AdvocacyMeds & SubstancesSpeech & Stuttering

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Research & ResourcesMindset shiftMindfulness & BreathingHelpful Med OutcomesOnset & Life-Stage Changes