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If you're Australian and on Medicare, you could just make an appointment and find out. You might have to wait, but I don't see any reason why you'd be too much out of pocket. I honestly can't remember...

I recommend [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/zh3ywn/comment/j141z7s/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) post from a PhD researcher and speech therapist. Regarding sp...

I went back in 2003. Great program. Def helped me a lot. It was also 3 weeks back then, now it’s 2....

I stutter and I’m in grad school right now to be an SLP. It is typical for kids to go through periods of stuttering, however I’d have to hear him or if you had an example I could tell if it’s typical ...

A speech patologist is doing something similar to determine the severity of your stutter. The problem with this recording is that you read it alone. If you read it in front of a speech patologist, it...

Just the fact that you have periods of fluency should tell you that you are capable of greater fluency. Most everyone is. Too many of us believe greater fluency isn't attainable. Despite the fact tha...

Thanks for the reply, I managed to find a self referral form last night and after sending it off it said wait time for a phone assessment could be 4-6 weeks. Completely understandable that these res...

Yes, I've visited an NHS speech therapy for a stutter. They are fairly rare and it's a postcode lottery with access and waiting lists but I got in to see a therapist. We talked about how I was coping ...

Has anyone from the UK had experience with any sort of speech therapy on the NHS?

Has anyone from the UK had experience with any sort of speech therapy on the NHS? Hey, long time lurker first time poster. I’ve had a stutter my whole life and for most of that time it’s either not b...

*Feeling* hopeless is very understandable in your situation and if someone suggests otherwise, they are the problem. Notice I said feeling hopeless - I did not say “there is no hope” The good news ...

This is a good question. It might depend on what your goal is. Generally speaking, reinforcing unproductive behaviors such as forcing out words or using a lot of tricks because you're so frazzled and ...

Also, know that if speech therapy didn’t work for you, it’s not your fault. Most SLP’s have zero training in treating dysfluency and can even teach you things that can make it worse (bc they are trea...

What have you used?

What have you used? 27 m here, stuttered all my life. Moderate at times, and has gotten more severe throughout the last few years. Since I did have speech therapy as a kid, I’m looking into different ...

Tim sounds like a great resource! I looked him up and saw he has the BCS-F credential, which means "board-certified specialist in fluency." That's a very challenging clinical designation to reach...so...

Best/Worst Stuttering Programs

Best/Worst Stuttering Programs Does anyone have recommendations for a stuttering program? I am trying to find one but don’t know which to choose. Does anyone have bad experiences with any particular...

Medical SLP here! Have you stuttered since childhood? Are you having other new neurologic symptoms (I.e. speech changes, swallowing difficulty, balance or movement changes, headaches, visual changes)?...

Did any of you guys get an MRI?

Did any of you guys get an MRI? Hi, this is my first post here... I wanted to know your experiences with this issue. I'm 30 years old and I'm not fluent at all, specially when I'm anxious. I recently ...

You could have the best intentions with someone, and still that wouldnt guarantee a healthy relationship with someone or that someone loving you back. Real love is unconditional love like the one Jesu...

Late onset stuttering?

Late onset stuttering? Hi, fellow people who stutter! As you might have guessed by the title, I have a peculiar case of stuttering that first came every once in a while when I was about 18, and now ...

That is your anxiety talking, I know because I had it too. Especially surrounding my stutter. The examples I listed all seem valid reasons to me. You have to start somewhere. I began by calling u...