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I took antidepressants for years and they worked but side effects were problematic. I just do therapy now and it’s much better for me personally. I definitely shouldn’t have skipped therapy for so l...

My bf went to speech therapy all k-12 and he mostly hated it. His favorite was the slp he had for his last two years of high school who would just play Scrabble or chess with him during their sessions...

Hahaha yes. As a speech therapist and a person who stutters, I think the breathing exercises are utter bullshit. I told that to my supervisors in grad school and they got pissed....

Discuss with your son about putting him in speech therapy. Let him know that it will make it easier and less exhausting for him to speak after therapy. The sheer exhausting from stuttering can be the ...

I'm not a professional, but my childhood experience was very similar to your son's. Started around 4, and at around 4th grade is when it got really bad for me, too. A proper speech pathologist will ha...

They may get really good at playing card games though. In all seriousness, you're right. A school SLP however can still be a positive presence and gives a kid an outlet and a chance to communicate i...

Speech therapy is surely a good option (if child is receptive), but to compare learning a musical instrument to a 10 year old improving something he (assumingly) dislikes about himself and struggles ...

>I have suggested speech therapy outside of the school to his dad (who controls all his insurance) and he is extremely against it Insist on speech therapy. There is a world of difference between s...

It's one thing to try to accept stuttering, but it is another to cope with it day in and day out. Help us learn more about stuttering in daily life. If you are interested, please DM me or send me an email at dailylife@umn.edu for more information. Thank you in advance!

It's one thing to try to accept stuttering, but it is another to cope with it day in and day out. Help us learn more about stuttering in daily life. If you are interested, please DM me or send me an e...

Speech therapy is helpful. Not in the way of making you stutter less but more like self confidence. Which in many cases really helps out with stutter. Sure they will give you techniques but those will...

Interesting, i used to think that i don't stutter when i am alone, so i read a few pages and i started to stutter even if i haven't been stuttering for a minute (even a hours). This logic do not apply...

It also really bugs me when someone says that, but I then realize they're trying to be helpful and understand you, after a bunch of therapists I don't mind it anymore....

Today I finally decided to meet a therapist and open up about my insecurities about my future, felt so liberating because even tho everyone around knows me I have a stutter, they are prolly thinking i...

As a speech therapist, I would say that you should consult one when/if your stutter is bothering you, you are motivated to learn some tools for managing it, and you have the time/mental energy to prac...

Does anyone have a massive problem with speaking way to fast and not forming words properly?

Does anyone have a massive problem with speaking way to fast and not forming words properly? This is something that according happens more than stuttering for me. I definitely have social anxiety from...

Sometimes making fun of others is better than hiding it.

Sometimes making fun of others is better than hiding it. # Please read the full article. **First, I introduce Myself:** I have had Lisp and Stuller issue since a child or you can say from last 20 yea...

Have you tried professional speech therapy? You know that you can be fluent. That's a great starting position. See a speech pathologist. Let them do an assessment. It could be a very short journey to...

Speech therapy can and does work. Regular therapy works as well. It's an over-simplification, but you're basically say "I need both medical and dental work. Should I go to the dentist first, the doct...

You can try reaching out to the stuttering foundation or national stuttering association and see if they can connect you with someone who knows Cali therapists and can recommend one. If that doesn't w...

I have numerous comments in the following thread that are a good overview of my experience. [https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/okaf40/does\_speech\_therapy\_work/](https://www.reddit.com/r/St...