commentr/StutterJune 25, 2023

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I hear what you’re saying. And everyone who stutters is different. Some people actually learn compensatory strategies to help mask or achieve “a version of fluency”. While some people who stutter, no matter what we try and do, we stutter. So to just touch on some of your points. All researchers who study stuttering are purposely not finding “cures” or “treatments” that can fix stuttering because they’re bought by the medical system? I will say, I know the medical system is a business. So of course, they’re not gonna find cures for things because that will decrease revenue. BUT THATS leading into conspiracy theories. I do believe stuttering research is valid, because I experience stuttering daily. Don’t you think if I could do anything to get rid of my stutter or reduce my stutter I would? I’ve tried everything from hours and hours of speech therapy, drugs, alcohol, auditory feedback devices. Nothing has worked. Now ur second point about the brain activity is agreeing with me and is just reiterating what the article says. Yes in people who stutter, there’s more activity in the right side of the brain during speech than there’s supposed to be! THAT right there says a lot. There’s a neurological component. So people who stutter, we aren’t just exaggerating our stuttering. We aren’t letting our anxiety cause stuttering. We have a neurological DIFFERENCE. One thing we know about neurological differences is…you can’t rewire or change the brain.

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Causes & VariabilityMeds & Substances

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Neurological & BrainHelpful Med OutcomesHarmful Med Outcomes