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postr/StutterMay 15, 2024
10 points

Was recommended prolongation speaking in therapy

Was recommended prolongation speaking in therapy Hi All, I was advised to speak in prolongation technique in speech therapy . I tried it while both reading from a book & in conversation. I am able ...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterMay 14, 2024
2 points

So it's all about the tricking the brain. Thanks for the information, I will search for the details. I hope that they make it more comfortable to wear. But I understand the benefits and discomforts no...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
postr/StutterMay 14, 2024
7 points

Adult speech therapy

Adult speech therapy Have any of you started speech therapy as an adult and found it to be helpful? I feel like I need to do something about my stutter because I literally cannot do an interview to sa...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightFluency Techniques+3 more
postr/StutterMay 14, 2024
8 points

Can we use AI improve our speech?

Can we use AI improve our speech? I have been stuttering since childhood. As a software engineer, I am thinking about new ways to improve my speech using technology. For example, I can read fluently w...

Community & SupportCoping & Advocacy
Research & ResourcesFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMay 14, 2024
3 points

The stutter. I stutter maybe once every few months now but just generally haven’t stuttered much at all for the past 20 years. I did speech therapy twice and I think it helped along with majorly cha...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMay 14, 2024
1 points

The effectiveness of speech therapy in treating stuttering varies. There are ways to help, such as desensitization, controlled breathing, and slow speech. You must accept your individuality and cultiv...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & BreathingAcceptance & Pride+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 13, 2024
3 points

I took speech therapy for about a year in middle school. What it really got me doing was talking more. I read aloud, recorded myself speaking, and learned my triggers (stress, PMS). Eventually, I just...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesAvoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMay 12, 2024
16 points

If youre blocking, stop trying to force to sound out. Speak slowly and expire air while you talk. Thats the only tricks i can remember....

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterMay 12, 2024
7 points

Practice our Fluency via Zoom!

Practice our Fluency via Zoom! Anyone here interested in practicing our speaking skills? Via zoom. I'm thinking something along the lines of 3 minutes monologue per day per person just saying anyth...

Coping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Fluency TechniquesPositive Therapy Techniques
postr/StutterMay 12, 2024
1 points

Practice our stutter via Zoom!

Practice our stutter via Zoom! Anyone here interested in practicing our speaking skills? Via zoom. I'm thinking something along the lines of 3 minutes monologue per day per person just saying anyth...

Coping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Fluency TechniquesSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterMay 12, 2024
14 points

Off the top of my head here are some things that help me: - read out loud. I read to my kids every night and find that when I don’t read for several days my speech is noticeable worse. - try not to t...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesAcceptance & PrideAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMay 12, 2024
2 points

I was so self conscious of my stutter throughout all of high school. In college, I started telling my professors the beginning of each semester and they were super understanding. I only got therapy at...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Fluency TechniquesAnxiety & Social JudgmentPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterMay 12, 2024
21 points

I got speech therapy as a child from 3yo to 10yo. If i do stutter today i simply stop what im trying to say and restart slower or apply tricks i was taught in therapy. Works for me....

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterMay 12, 2024
47 points

To all the stutterers that are now mostly fluent, what did you do in order to go from a detectable stutterer to a non detectable stutterer?

To all the stutterers that are now mostly fluent, what did you do in order to go from a detectable stutterer to a non detectable stutterer? I’m creating this post to hear from the people who have over...

Coping & AdvocacyMeds & Substances
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & BreathingHelpful Med Outcomes+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 12, 2024
6 points

I find it that you just have to start as you are about to sing, that activates that singing part of the brain, after that initial word you can go back to your normal speaking voice. I feel like that w...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Situational VariabilityFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMay 12, 2024
7 points

Yeah, like holding a vowel or a sound a little longer than usual to give your brain time to transition into the next one....

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMay 11, 2024
2 points

What helped me was to just practice. Start speaking in response to imagined questions when you're alone, you'll look insane but it'll help. It's the only way I got through boot camp....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Preparation & RehearsalFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMay 11, 2024
1 points

Wow, 15 years ago. very nice. What are the techniques were you taught to control stammering. My speech therapist told me that they use 'coastal breathing techniques' and that is the only technique tha...

Therapy & ProfessionalCoping & Advocacy
Positive Therapy TechniquesFluency Techniques
postr/StutterMemesMay 11, 2024
14 points

Me when i get a list of who tf thinks my stutter is annoying

Me when i get a list of who tf thinks my stutter is annoying Its just me?...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Situational VariabilityFluency TechniquesMindfulness & Breathing+1 more
postr/StutterMay 10, 2024
4 points

The Starfish Project

The Starfish Project Hello all, I am starting the stammering course that is being provided by 'The Starfish Project' later this month. Anyone here who has completed this course? Just a bit nervous ab...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesHope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride