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There is no cure, but speech therapy in young children seems to be more effective (preschool). Most has already been said here, try to find a good SLP that specializes in stuttering. Stuttering is ve...

I know when my cousin was younger, she looked up to me so she would imitate my stutter. I’m not saying that’s definitely what it is, but younger siblings/relatives do go through that “monkey see monke...

Bullying triggered my stutter, but I have never been bullied because of it. My parents talked to the teacher, and they made sure I was still respectful to everyone. It sucks to stand out. I don't rea...

We thought my baby brother had a stutter but turns out he was only copying me. I would recommend keeping an eye out for it and taking your kid a speech therapist....

As a married, 36 year old I just wish I could tell all the younger people in this sub to just chill. Don’t stress over things you cannot control and try and work on the things you do have control over...

I got my stutter directly from my dad and my mom took me to a SLP when I was about five. Being aware of it and the possibility of it being permanent really helped. If your child does stutter, the best...

So true. Learning to speak is stressful enough without making the child feel somehow defective, too. Remain patient and loving. Adding additional stress to your child's life will only add insult to in...

I had signs out of one of my kids. I never allowed the school to put her in speech therapy and she grew out of it. IMO, don't call the pathologist....

Since you are a person who stutters, I wouldn’t wait too long to see a SLP. They can screen your child and let you know the next steps that need to take place, whether that be wait and see or a full e...

I did speech therapy in school and I didn't really find it that beneficial, other than learning to take a deep breath and slow down. I'm almost 30 and I still struggle with my speech but it's not as ...

Maybe it's blocks, I have certain words with the same sounds that I stutter on but some that I don't stutter on but it's best to go to a speech therapist for a proper diagnosis and see what you do fro...

It is very hard for random internet strangers to diagnose your problem. I highly recommend you seek out a speech therapist and get evaluated. From there you can decide on treatment options....

It depends on your speech therapist and their approach. Open communication between the client and therapist are critical for stuttering therapy since goals may be different depending on the person wh...

Public school speech therapy really doesn’t do much imo. I suggest you deal with underlying anxiety (caused by your stuttering) and honestly the right girl will come along who doesn’t care whether you...

If you are in the U.S. you should be able to get speech therapy for free though the public schools. Discuss your challenges with the Speech-Language Pathologist regarding anxiety, avoidance reduction...

What are those ? I don't understand. It may also be different in my country, possibly but I'll need to make an appointment...

Check out that new Facebook group. It's gone International, too. Where do you live? I'm in Utah, USA. I stuttered since early childhood and because Mine was emotionally caused by an abusive childhood,...

I don't know your feelings on speech therapy or prior experience (likely bad), but finding good therapy at this point could be a priority. As for the date, did he know you stuttered on the first date?...

Have you tried speech therapy? Or just general therapy? You’d be surprised how much of your problems are stress induced. And through therapy you’ll learn to manage or lessen stress....

Sorry to hear you're struggling now. It's probably safe to say that just about all of us have been where you are. But many of are in different places now. And you can too. Things can get easier. Gett...