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It's just hard to even imagine leaving behind my family and small friend group I've grown up with and putting myself in a new situation with no one I know. I can barely speak so it's basically impossi...

I am 20 years old and have had a mild-severe stutter for as long as I can remember. I was put in speech therapy in 2nd grade, and stopped middle of 8th. Roughly 6 years of speech therapy. Here's the l...

Regarding your questions I try to answer them. In my opinion: **Question 1: Did you go to speech therapy and when?** Yes, in primary school, high school and University ​ **Question 2: W...

Compilations of speech techniques and the corresponding satisfication rates

Compilations of speech techniques and the corresponding satisfication rates Hi, community. I made a post which compilated all of speech techniques that I've known and surveyed the corresponding satisf...

I had repetition stutter since I was in the 2nd grade. I’m over here turning over an engine trying to get an r word out. It was something my parent thought I’d grow out of. (Rightfully so as I underst...

I went to two sessions 2012ish. I liked that she gave me ideas on how to cope with stuttering - adding breath, using easier sounds to get a difficult word started. I liked that she quantified my stutt...

I began going to speech therapy about a year ago. I definitely feel like I would have began to hate myself more and more because of my stutter if I didn’t end up going. My speech therapist was honestl...

SLP here - looking for opinions!

SLP here - looking for opinions! Hello! I am not someone who stutters myself but I would like some responses related to what your experiences were like in speech therapy. Did you go to speech therapy...

Seeing a trauma psychologist can certainly help. Here’s an good read by therapists who stutter themselves: https://www.stutteringhelp.org/sites/default/files/Book0009.pdf...

The first time I noticed I was in front of a competent therapist, was when she told me something I hadn’t heard before. She explained to me the difference between stutter and tachylalia, she told me ...

Just ask him/her whether he/she is specialized in adult stuttering and check out if he/she has board certificates and long experiences, but they does not necessarily mean he/she is competent enough....

Ask for proof that they *specialize in the emotional components of dysfluency*. Say “I have no articulation challenges and do not want techniques used to treat that.”...

Judging the competency of a doctor is always difficult. You're never going to be sure. First thing I'd say is "trust your gut." If you feel anything is off, listen to that feeling. Go in with an ope...

This is a difficult task if you don't already know about speech therapy and what you need. The therapy should make sense to you and you should be able to explain the rationale for what you're doing. I...

1. do desk research, check at least 10 different websites of therapies near you and write down which you like the best (make a top 3) 2. form a goal: what is your goal? One therapy focuses on public s...

5 seconds? I am pretty sure that would be "just 5 seconds" for many stutterers. It could be worse :) My record is like 40 seconds. I understand how bad it feels. But it is not a big deal, it is just...

Can you see a speech therapist about this, especially if it's getting worse. Sounds like a learned maladaptive behavior you would like to unlearn....

I don't have personal experience with Lidcombe, but I'd be a little skeptical: - It's very well researched compared to other programs (not saying much when it comes to fluency treatment, but still). B...

I don't mean this derisively but if my SLP suggested hypnosis without prompting I'd find a new therapist....

Seeking advice for my 5 year old in Lidcombe

Seeking advice for my 5 year old in Lidcombe I have a 5 year old with a stutter and we're currently going through the Lidcombe program but I'm uncertain if I should continue or not. ​ My...