The first time I noticed I was in front of a competent therapist, was when she told me something I hadn’t heard before. She explained to me the difference between stutter and tachylalia, she told me that my case was the second and not the first one, and that was the first time I considered that through all my life I had been living with a wrong diagnosis. Which made total sense because back when I was a child or a teenager, the previous therapists I had had just made me read syllables out loud, I could do it just fine and that had no impact on how I spoke with people. I felt like it was a waste of time, got frustrated and didn’t want to continue with it. My mother would acuse me then of stuttering because I wanted attention that just made the whole issue even worse. It wasn’t until I was like 20 years old that I heard of tachylalia for the very first time, the approach was totally different and that did make my speech improve. So, in conclusion: 1) it is a red flag to go to a therapist that just tells you to sit down and start reading syllables out loud without making questions about your speech. By that I mean, therapist that make a “one size fits all” kind of approach vs. The ones who acknowledge that there are differences from one case to the other, and 2) therapist who actually teach you things you didn’t know before. If you have a first session and they go straight to reading syllables out loud, just don’t plan the second and the following sessions; and start looking for a new therapist. It sucks that you can never really know if the therapist will be good for you or not until you meet with them, but you are doing good, kid. You are reaching out for help and investing in yourself, good for you.