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Sure. Basically it helped me change my vision I had with speech and understand that speech happens naturally like a river and tge more I try to fix it the less I speak well. The more I let it go and...

Hey check out the study by Courtney Byrd on disclosure of stuttering. Basically it says when you disclose, you shouldn't apologize because that will make people view you negatively. So you can say thi...

35m here, I've always given the interviewers a heads up about my moderate stutter. So far it's been okay for me? Weirdly enough I've gotten the most acceptance in the trades! Went from retail to uni...

What actually helped me improve my speech the most was the day when i stopped caring much and didnt let it define me anymore. Nervousness makes your speech much worse and if you step into every conver...

I'm 35. Been living this life for 30+ years now. There are good days, and bad days. Good weeks, and bad weeks. You get used to it, I suppose. I'm no longer embarrassed by it. I'm also not afraid t...

I view my experience with disfluency as one full of hardships, yes, but my attitude over time has developed into one of acceptance. I now have a positive view about myself and my speech. I experienced...

You got this! I met with my college speech professor before I had any speeches and told him about my stutter. He didn’t take any points off of my speeches for going over time. He basically said he onl...

I like akt of this. If I could add one word to this post it would be "Helping a client to **not** manage their stuttering is our job as an SLP." most of the ways people manage is around trying to cont...

**Recommended interventions:** *(summarized)* * Accept stuttering. Accepting it doesn’t mean we aren’t trying to reduce struggle and tension * Desensitizing to stuttering * Understand that most peopl...

**TL;DR summary**: (of the post) Stuttering likely has neurological roots, but many of the behaviors we associate with it — especially blocks and secondaries — are learned responses to the experience...

Stutter theory from a Speech-language pathologist who stutters. Is curing stuttering possible? Are speech blocks "learned"? Do techniques actually help?

Stutter theory from a Speech-language pathologist who stutters. Is curing stuttering possible? Are speech blocks "learned"? Do techniques actually help? As an SLP, he has worked with many stutterers t...

I disagree. I have grown and become the person that I am today because of my experiences as a person that stutters. My speech does not hinder me....

Meditation. A daily practice. Do it for you not to help your stutter. Then it could help your stutter....

I REALLY WISH TO UPLIFT THIS COMMUNITY. All of these iceberg feelings are valid, but we have to accept that we’re different and be proud of ourselves anyways. Life is hard for everyone, and especially...

I have the same type of Parents and i'm trying to make them understand that the only way to beat my stutter is to Accept and be confident. But Still whenever i stutter in front of them , they say why ...

That's such a horrible domestic situation I'm very sorry to hear that. We've all cried over our speech at one point or another so I hear you. Stuttering is definitely not your fault and in that enviro...

I was going to write a comment but you said exactly what I was going to write. We have the wrong idea of confidence from media, usually it’s some sort of loud bravado that it’s portrayed as. Actually...

Also, don't let this stop you from trying to become more fluent. But give your self some grace while doing it. There's a lot of people who try and when it doesn't work they feel hopeless. don't let t...

There is no other solution than stuttering your way through it. There is also nothing wrong with being more quiet. A lot of people speak for the sake of being heard while they have nothing to say, I'm...

I'm a 24 year old men, been on many dates with different girls and had 2 girlfriends so far. Some girls will be uncomfortable with it and not want anything serious with you and thats okay. Some gir...