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I’m sorry to hear what your son and you are going through. I think one thing that he should consider is whether the stuttering is actually the main reason why he doesn’t have friends. It may be more...

>Please feel free to message me directly if you would like to discuss your experiences or ask me some questions about stuttering. I have a question. As an SLP-to-be and a PWS, have you approached ...

So I would really recommend the Dave McGuire course. They have an inexpensive self help book on Amazon called “Beyond Stammering: The Mcguire Program for getting good at the Sport of Speaking.” You ca...

Welll I think each person will be told what they need to hear. Athlough there are some pretty common lessons. So I needed work on my self esteem. But someone else might benefit from another approach...

“Hypnotherapy is a heightened state of concentration and focused attention. Guided by a trained, certified hypnotist or hypnotherapist, hypnosis allows you to be more open to suggestions to making hea...

i’ve had every single speech therapist in my country. the lot of them. and it’s only getting worse. what do i do?

i’ve had every single speech therapist in my country. the lot of them. and it’s only getting worse. what do i do? ...

Not super experienced with medication for stuttering. I have a Xanax prescription for anxiety, but only take it when I am really getting out of my comfort zone. I wouldn’t ever recommend taking a d...

I was actually just about to create a post asking the same thing. Personally ive noticed that nicotine gum takes away my anxiety around speech for a while, but this only lasts for 3 hrs at most. I hav...

I’d consider looking into something like CBD instead, it’s natural, has no THC and can help with anxiety and depression....

I have been passing through the same thing since my 14yo, now I am 16yo almost 17yo trying to get over it, I wish all of luck for you and your son, I know how bad it fells being in this situation, srr...

Thx, that makes me fell way better, If I can't afford the McGuire Program what should I do? Living im Brasil actually...

How tf do I get ride with my speach disfluency?

How tf do I get ride with my speach disfluency? Im 16yo suffering too much cause I stutter and I don't know what should I do to just speak normally... Things get even worse cause I have a dream of bei...

I have been stuttering since childhood as well but never took any kind of therapy. But I guess speaking slowly and patiently helps. Try to speak as slow as you can taking your time. And there's an app...

Even if you've tried speech therapy before. Try again. Try a different program. Sometimes it takes a lot to find the right match....

The single best thing you can do for him is have him meet other people who stutter, especially other kids his age. Two amazing organizations for teens are: - Camp Say: https://www.campsay.org/ - FRIE...

Tim Mackesey and Ari Schneider are two SLP's who specialize in dysfluency and the emotional component. They both have do distance sessions (if you have the financial resources) and they both have fre...

A sensitive child might be acutely aware of what's going on and they may feel that the food and such are a bribe. As a person who had a severe stutter, even when I found nice people, I was physically...

How did you like the McGuire program? I looked into it and I thought the whole becoming a mouth breather permanently thing was kinda odd....

What has helped you the most to minimize your stutter?

What has helped you the most to minimize your stutter? Do any of you have any useful tricks that you have learned from experience or from speach therapy that have helped you to minimize stutter? Or an...

Oh yes… Recently caught a dum-dum at the VA, when I called for an appointment and the phone triage nurse laughed at me for stuttering on my birthdate. I didn’t exactly like that. I called a meeting ...