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What works for me is mentally focusing on using the least amount of muscle/force as possible to start the sound. So personally I have trouble with pronouncing words that start with ‘D’. To practice, ...

Doing my best with this one. I used to and still do overthink and get frustrated and get angry at myself. But I try it ignore it and look on the bright side as to what life has to offer. Thanks for ...

Great tips! I agree with your tips: * 30 minutes of reading aloud everyday * force yourself to change and take action on stutter * don't get complacent * put in the effort to work on speech * other...

30 minutes of reading aloud everyday has helped me tremendously. I found that getting comfortable with how you sound and really focusing on the mechanical aspects of speech (breaking down what muscles...

This is my new strategy: Strategy: * don't be hyperalert (*goal*: to stop measuring, monitoring, scanning) * replace '**measuring air pressure to instruct motor movements**' with '**(step 1) positio...

Thank you for writing a research study on "**motor learning in PWS**". I am very excited to read about the final conclusions of your research study, which I hope you will share in this subreddit. Rega...

Regarding my last tip to reduce planning load. I **Googled** it and I found a list how to reduce planning load in speech: ​ >Shift your focus from trying to achieve perfect fluency to ...

>*"I have a question, Is there a method, when you stutter mid sentence, and not in the first word?"* Yes, let's assume that we are about to block mid-sentence. Then the chain would probably look l...

Stutterting just describe the sympton but the real situation is the block. People who stutter feel´s a block when they have to perfomance. The most common escenario is when talking. Then comes the se...

>Are you saying your head pain is related somehow to your stuttering? Yes, I experience that I stop '*instructing to execute speech movements*' in order to temporarily reduce this mind-body sympat...

You're going to do great. You're doing all of the right things in preparing, but now I think it's time to cut yourself some slack. I think it is a great idea to let people know you may stutter at th...

the actual problem is that talking and practising with yourself is always easier (because we are mostly fluent alone) than the actual presentation :D...

If you stop and think through the scenario of stuttering in front of a large group. Its an irrational fear. Whats the worst that CAN happen? Do you really think a group full of people will laugh at yo...

Yes, I apply this strategy to all words (including words that are mid-sentence): * instruct execution of speech movements, but only if I have placed the current articulator * then I initiate voice on...

I get what you are saying about the gap of not speaking the word and the social tension… But if your tongue knows how to say the word, you will not have to pause too long. For example, imagine that...

Of course, I “stutter” sometimes. I may stumble while attempting to say a word that my tongue doesn’t know how to produce precisely. For example, it can be a word in a foreign language. So when this h...

Yeah, makes sense. But I find it really difficult to understand what stuttering is and where it actually comes from, I read various theories, like ADHD, stress,tension,anxiety, genetics,but none of t...

No, “relax and talk slowly” is a very confusing and totally useless recommendation. It doesn’t explain precisely what you need to do. What does it mean “relax”, for example, at the moment when someone...

This is not “my theory”. This is how all normal people (and even parrots!) speak:-). I know that nobody ever taught you this and it’s hard for you to grasp this NEW (for you!) natural law of speech....

Excellent observation! Yes, most people who stutter feel the same. Why? Because they attempt to say everything at once, which is physically impossible! Keep in mind that each of us has only ONE tongu...