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commentr/StutterJan 12, 2022
2 points

As others have said, that is not how language acquisition works. Stuttering is not contagious, not does one learn stuttered speech. Think of it this way: “If you had a limp when walking, would you...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & DisabilityParent & Caregiver
Genetic & Family FactorsMedicalization / NeurodiversityEarly Concern & Onset
commentr/StutterJan 12, 2022
2 points

Stuttering actually can be sorta contagious, in my experiences. But, only if that person has or had a mild stutter before. I get your fears because I think all of us stutters have that, when it co...

Causes & VariabilityParent & Caregiver
Genetic & Family FactorsSeverity & FluctuationEarly Concern & Onset
commentr/StutterJan 2, 2022
2 points

I was also very bad. I managed to solve it by reading first in a low voice and then the same paragraph out loud until it comes out without stuttering....

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Fluency TechniquesGenetic & Family Factors
commentr/StutterJan 2, 2022
1 points

Hey dude! I come from a line of stutterers. Also alcoholics.I beat both! Break that chain! Don’t settle to stutter. Seek fluency. I did it in my fifties....

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Genetic & Family FactorsAcceptance & PrideHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterDec 29, 2021
1 points

I stutter and have had 3 kids none of which stutter. I don't have anyone in my family that stutters either. I wouldn't worry about of you have a kid that stutters. If you do have a kid that stutters y...

Causes & VariabilityParent & Caregiver
Genetic & Family FactorsEarly Concern & Onset
commentr/StutterDec 23, 2021
3 points

Great advice. I Just want add that it's genetics for most of us i think, but speech therapy and change of environment works just as well:) I stuttered medium to severe until I was 20. After a change ...

Causes & Variability
Genetic & Family FactorsSeverity & Fluctuation
postr/StutterDec 17, 2021
7 points

"Paul Stamets - How I stop stuttering on massive psilocybin dose"

"Paul Stamets - How I stop stuttering on massive psilocybin dose" [removed]...

Causes & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Genetic & Family FactorsPsychedelics & Microdosing
postr/StutterDec 7, 2021
6 points

ScienceDaily: Gene discoveries give new hope to people who stutter

ScienceDaily: Gene discoveries give new hope to people who stutter “In two papers published this week, Jennifer "Piper" Below, PhD, and Shelly Jo Kraft, PhD, describe a "genetic architecture" for deve...

Causes & VariabilityCommunity & Support
Genetic & Family FactorsResearch & Resources
commentr/StutterDec 5, 2021
2 points

Words are made of different letters respectively sounds. We usually perceive them as separate but it's a smooth transition from one letter to another. Have you ever tried slowing your speech so far ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Overthinking & MonitoringGenetic & Family FactorsCycles & Randomness
postr/StutterDec 5, 2021
9 points

When I'm truly happy, relaxed or so passionate about the thing I'm talking about my stutter totally goes away. Is anyone else like this and do you have any tips on how to stop at all if this is the case?

When I'm truly happy, relaxed or so passionate about the thing I'm talking about my stutter totally goes away. Is anyone else like this and do you have any tips on how to stop at all if this is the ca...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Situational VariabilityGenetic & Family FactorsCycles & Randomness+3 more
commentr/StutterDec 4, 2021
1 points

I think there are so many variables at play that it's almost impossible to give a concrete answer. Those people who fit that category will give you the reasons they believe they don't stutter any mor...

Causes & Variability
Severity & FluctuationGenetic & Family Factors
commentr/StutterDec 2, 2021
2 points

honestly don’t know. Its weird because i know i can speak without stuttering but i still do it. Its not that bad honestly, but you can definitely notice i have some type of speech impediment Nobody i...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionGenetic & Family Factors
commentr/StutterDec 2, 2021
5 points

Same here. My dad had a mild stutter, mine was severe. Made worse by my upbringing....

Causes & Variability
Genetic & Family FactorsEnvironmental Triggers
postr/StutterDec 2, 2021
22 points

Why do you stutter?

Why do you stutter? Today I discovered that the comedian Drew Lynch stutters because he got hit with a ball on his neck and went to sleep with a concussion, so this damaged some nerves in his vocal co...

Causes & Variability
Genetic & Family FactorsTrauma & PsychologicalNeurological & Brain
commentr/StutterNov 28, 2021
2 points

I’m stuttering and very unfortunate my brother stuttering too…I’m female...

Causes & Variability
Genetic & Family Factors
commentr/StutterNov 21, 2021
1 points

It really is! Maybe it's actually infectious? I see a lot of people who stutter because someone in their family, especially a parent does....

Causes & Variability
Genetic & Family Factors
postr/StutterNov 20, 2021
4 points

I'm worried I'm becoming a stutterer

I'm worried I'm becoming a stutterer I did not used to stutter. Occasionally I would and it would catch me off guard but that happens to everyone I think During the pandemic I actually had a housemat...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesGenetic & Family FactorsNeurological & Brain+3 more
postr/StutterNov 19, 2021
23 points

Psychedelics and stuttering

Psychedelics and stuttering Does anyone in here has experience with taking magic mushrooms or lsd and the effect it has on stuttering? Just curious....

Causes & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Genetic & Family FactorsPsychedelics & Microdosing
commentr/StutterNov 16, 2021
2 points

I've both tripped several times and microdose regularly. Helps at calming the nerves but less so reducing stuttering...

Causes & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Genetic & Family FactorsPsychedelics & Microdosing
commentr/StutterNov 12, 2021
3 points

I was born with the cord wrapped around my neck and had trouble breathing. I've been told this might be a cause. But, both my twin boys stutter. If a cause is a traumatic births, what is the soluti...

Causes & Variability
Trauma & PsychologicalGenetic & Family Factors