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commentr/StutterSep 8, 2019
1 points

I had speech lessons when I was younger, but it didn’t help that much, and that was when my speech was at its worst. But really mine lessened more and more over time: I didn’t really utilise the tec...

Therapy & ProfessionalCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Therapy ExperiencesSeverity & FluctuationOnset & Life-Stage Changes
commentr/StutterAug 26, 2019
1 points

I'd like to see evidence of its efficacy. I agree it is common in some places, but unfortunately bad therapy is the common norm, not the exception....

Therapy & Professional
Therapy ExperiencesUnhelpful Therapy Techniques
commentr/StutterAug 25, 2019
2 points

So, I don't know if this helps at all. But, I'm an SLP grad student and I worked with a gentlemen who stutters over the summer. We were working on desensitization and acceptance of his stutter. We use...

Coping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureTherapy Experiences
commentr/StutterAug 24, 2019
0 points

I never said "stuttering will go away" if you speak fluently by yourself. Try not putting words into people's mouths and actually read what people write. Practising fluency skills infront of a mirror...

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Therapy ExperiencesPositive Therapy Techniques
commentr/StutterAug 24, 2019
3 points

If that were true, people wouldn't stutter at all. Young kids, by the time they are in preschool, have uttered a million words. Most of which are fluent since kids who stutter don't stutter all the ti...

Therapy & Professional
Therapy ExperiencesPositive Therapy Techniques
commentr/StutterAug 23, 2019
3 points

It does work, it helps build your cognitive feedback.it’s a memory and sensory game your brain has to play with itself kinda like the other guy was talking about. The thing is though, since you’re com...

Coping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureTherapy Experiences
commentr/StutterAug 23, 2019
2 points

It’s because speech is more complicated than that. Talking fluently isn’t a behavior you can train like that and expect it to carry over like you would, say not biting your nails. The real world is co...

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Therapy Experiences
commentr/StutterAug 23, 2019
1 points

The strange thing is idk if its supposed to help because when i tried speaking in front of the mirror in front of the therapist i couldnt but at home i could...

Coping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureTherapy Experiences
postr/StutterAug 23, 2019
5 points

I got some tools to work on during speech therapy but im kind of confused

I got some tools to work on during speech therapy but im kind of confused I recently started speech therapy and its been hard to accept getting help. Makes me feel very weak and strange. The one thing...

Anticipation & AvoidanceTherapy & Professional
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSeeking Therapy+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 23, 2019
2 points

Get involved with SAY, FRIENDS, and/or the NSA. that's honestly the most effective thing you can do. Find a speech therapist who isn't going to be doing phonation exercises with him all day. That's a...

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Seeking TherapyTherapy Experiences
commentr/StutterAug 23, 2019
7 points

Agree! As someone, who's started stuttering at age 3/4 and hasn't stopped since, I can definitely advice to see a speech therapist and/or a psychologist. 'Don't worry about it' from the teacher isn't ...

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commentr/StutterAug 22, 2019
4 points

A voodoo doctor said the same thing to me and I was out $40. All of the research and many in stutter organizations state there is no cure but we can learn techniques to improve our fluency. Just my...

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Cure Claims / Alt-TreatsTherapy Experiences
commentr/StutterAug 20, 2019
24 points

I know this isnt the same since it was a requirement for my fluency course, but: As part of my class, we had to call a different business/actually go to a business basically once a week all semester ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityTherapy & Professional
Frustration & AngerStigma & BullyingTherapy Experiences
commentr/StutterAug 20, 2019
6 points

19M here. Same issue. I have been getting therapy for a year, reading very slowly, like very very slowly, only 3-4 words per 10 seconds, in front of a mirror. I do this drill everyday, for the past co...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & BreathingHope & Motivation+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 18, 2019
1 points

Yeah man. Sometimes, even if everything's perfect, my stutter likes to fuck it self. Probably due to the fact that I'm getting therapy and the stutter relapses once in a while....

Causes & VariabilityTherapy & Professional
Severity & FluctuationTherapy Experiences
commentr/StutterAug 15, 2019
4 points

Went to a speech therapist 2-3 times. Once when i was in 5th class when my father died. My stammer got more severe around that time but i had it b4 as well. The therapy did help alot and i was a lot b...

Therapy & ProfessionalSchool & WorkEmotional Experience
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commentr/StutterAug 10, 2019
1 points

I‘ve tried it, but after 8 sessions i quit the therapy, because it changed nothing. It‘s not worth for 90-150 € per session .....

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Therapy ExperiencesAccess & Affordability
commentr/StutterAug 10, 2019
3 points

A couple of years ago I went to 2 different hypotherapists. My conclusion is that I did not notice any improvement....

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Therapy Experiences
commentr/StutterAug 5, 2019
2 points

Sure! PM me if you'd like. I also bite my nails and am not surprised at all that a somewhat oral fixation is common among stutterers because of the inability and frustration resulting from not express...

Therapy & Professional
Therapy ExperiencesPositive Therapy Techniques
commentr/StutterAug 5, 2019
2 points

The intake appointment at the chiropractor was $190 and $50 each for the twice a week 15 minute appointments BEFORE insurance reimbursement, which I hear will be just a $10 copay for each of those and...

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Seeking TherapyTherapy ExperiencesFluency Techniques