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commentr/StutterNov 10, 2022
12 points

>I feel it’s my duty as a mother to fix my stutter to help her How is you being fluent going to help her? Stuttering isn't a learned behavior. If anything she needs a role model to show her that s...

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commentr/StutterNov 9, 2022
2 points

You have to understand a speech therapist cannot just remove a stutter as there is no known cure. Hopefully she can feel comfortable enough that it doesn't feel severe and is just a minor bother here...

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commentr/StutterNov 7, 2022
10 points

>if we just got therapy on time, we wouldn’t have developed fear, avoidance, anxiety, etc. You don't know that. I'd been in speech therapy all throughout my childhood and I still developed all th...

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commentr/StutterNov 6, 2022
3 points

Find out if your speech therapist has any formal training in treating dysfluency. If not, then they probably are treating you as if you have an articulation disorder. It’s as different as a doctor a...

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commentr/StutterSep 22, 2022
1 points

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...

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commentr/StutterSep 22, 2022
1 points

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...

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commentr/StutterSep 21, 2022
6 points

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...

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commentr/StutterSep 11, 2022
1 points

Unless the SLP specializes in dysfluency, their techniques are more likely to increase blocking and talking related anxiety....

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commentr/StutterSep 2, 2022
1 points

First, I bought his book for $50, which is way too expensive for books available in India. I read and followed the book religiously. Made proper notes and practiced his so called crutches. I didn't ...

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commentr/StutterAug 28, 2022
3 points

It sounds counterintuitive but it worsened my fluency haha. Speech therapy was a waste of time and money for me. Especially money....

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commentr/StutterAug 26, 2022
2 points

Your experience with therapy is VERY common bc most SLPs just aren’t given training in treating dysfluency. There are ways to gain more fluency....

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postr/StutterAug 18, 2022
5 points

my straight forward question is,what kind of things you do inorder to solve this problem(stuttering),i have also attended some speech therapy classes but it has no impact on me. I have literally tried everything for stuttering, now i am so hopeless, I'm also diagnosed with depression,anxiety,ocd,ad

my straight forward question is,what kind of things you do inorder to solve this problem(stuttering),i have also attended some speech therapy classes but it has no impact on me. I have literally tried...

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postr/StutterAug 18, 2022
1 points

my straight forward question is,what kind of things you do inorder to solve this problem(stuttering),i have also attended some speech therapy classes but it has no impact on me.

my straight forward question is,what kind of things you do inorder to solve this problem(stuttering),i have also attended some speech therapy classes but it has no impact on me. [deleted]...

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commentr/StutterAug 11, 2022
1 points

I’m wary of speech therapists who stutter. It’s like a fat dietician lol I like the ones who USED TO stutter. They must have found something that works...

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commentr/StutterAug 2, 2022
3 points

i’ve been through several speech therapists and tried several techniques. i most recently saw an SLP who told me there was nothing more for me to learn. fluency isn’t possible for me, and i’m okay wit...

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commentr/StutterAug 1, 2022
2 points

I’ve spent time socially with 3 different SLPs (who were respected/retired). Despite being told I took a 2 year medical leave partially bc of my stutter, they all said i had no speech problems. One ...

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commentr/StutterJul 26, 2022
1 points

I'd recommend you search out alternatives to fluency shaping. It's a outdated therapy that is unfortunately still widely taught, but is often counter productive to clients speaking freely, spontaneous...

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commentr/StutterJul 22, 2022
2 points

I’m not a frequent smoker if considered a smoker at all but from what I found everything you said about my brain not expecting the block/stutter sounds to me the best answer. And I’m the same as you...

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commentr/StutterJul 17, 2022
2 points

Just therapist. Most SLPs are useless (at best) for stutters....

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commentr/StutterJul 10, 2022
3 points

There is a lot of anecdotal evidence that speech therapy makes people worse - and the reason is this : almost all SLPs have no true accurate understanding of what causes stuttering, and they treat it...

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