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postr/StutterAug 21, 2023
1 points

Exploring stutter recovery: a discussion

Exploring stutter recovery: a discussion According to various research studies, persistent developmental stuttering (PDS) usually isn't associated with brain lesions, neuropathology, or impairment in ...

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commentr/StutterAug 20, 2023
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That hypothesis really makes sense especially when looking at my stuttering patterns. Also after my knowledge chronic pmo aaddiction depletes serotonin receptors which increases dopamine activity thu...

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commentr/StutterAug 20, 2023
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some people tried xanax and they said it helped a little bit, i won’t risk addiction tbh.. also it’s impossible to get in my country without prescription...

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commentr/StutterAug 20, 2023
2 points

I have the same problems as you state. But would our stutter not decrease if we got any medicine that would lower dopamine activity in those areas of the brain where there is an excess increase? Becau...

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commentr/StutterAug 19, 2023
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Stutter research has officially identified this experience as the “speak alone phenomenon.” As far as researchers know, they claim that stuttering, as identified in neurology, is neurodevelopmental,...

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commentr/StutterAug 17, 2023
2 points

I love learning about brain research and the brain's elasticity so I would personally approach it from that point of view. But I'm not an expert by any means. For me, it's just a popular science hobby...

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commentr/StutterAug 16, 2023
3 points

Seconding this about the correlation of stuttering and OCD - and also ADHD! I’ve also had a stutter since early childhood, and was just diagnosed with ADHD last year (at 41 yrs old). Apparently there ...

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commentr/StutterAug 16, 2023
2 points

I didn't know there was a study, that's really interesting, thanks for letting me know. I wonder if there is a genetic (?) link between stuttering and IQ, or whether it's more that having a stutter f...

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commentr/StutterAug 16, 2023
1 points

There are studies and the research does show people who stutter have a higher than average IQ....

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commentr/StutterAug 16, 2023
2 points

I would highly recommend looking into it more. It's quite interesting. If I remember correctly, it's not that OCD causes stuttering, it's that both conditions are from the same part of the brain. I'...

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commentr/StutterAug 16, 2023
16 points

This is instantly skewed due to the nature of reddit most likely having an overrepresentation of users of average to above average IQ. However, a study conducted by [(Farazi et al.)](https://rehabili...

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commentr/StutterAug 16, 2023
3 points

Yes I can see how kids with stutters could easily be misread and seen as "stupid". I wonder if there's a link between stuttering and conditions such as dyslexia and ADHD though?...

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commentr/StutterAug 16, 2023
2 points

Well, stuttering is caused by some type of brain damage, but in a very small part of the brain. It has nothing to do with intelligence....

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commentr/StutterAug 15, 2023
1 points

Thanks! ¡VERY GOOD! As you can heard from Paul, he thinks that mushrooms helped him developing new neuronal pathways and re-seting the neurology of the human brain so he can elocute in a diferent wa...

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commentr/StutterAug 15, 2023
2 points

I think you have ADD. Before I started taking adderall I’d always get lost in my own thoughts. I could barely even stay focused long enough to have a conversation...

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commentr/StutterAug 15, 2023
5 points

While I was being born the umbilical cord somehow got wrapped around my neck. I was loosing oxygen(hypoxia) and blood to my brain, as the doctor tried to yank me out with forceps. I was also slamming ...

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commentr/StutterAug 15, 2023
3 points

Stuttering can be due to a ton of different things. Brain damage can definitely cause a stutter, as well as some neurological medicine such as Wellbutrin. At the same time, you can get a stutter with ...

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commentr/StutterAug 15, 2023
21 points

In the book Life on Delay: Making Peace with a Stutter by John Hendrickson, he goes into how stuttering might be closely tied to OCD. But to answer your question, no. Stuttering has nothing to do wit...

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commentr/StutterAug 15, 2023
9 points

Correlation isn't always Causation. It just can happen that you are bad at math AND have a stutter, I always meet people who cannot comprehend basic logic and math but have a fluent speech. Even th...

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commentr/StutterAug 15, 2023
51 points

Actually the opposite. It’s been my experience that people who stutter have above average intelligence. I always thought, it was because our brains are constantly at work monitoring our speech and con...

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