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>A stutter is in itself a motor control issue. There's so much truth in that statement. During my recover, I experienced hand cramping and muscle twitches on my limbs and face....

Now I'm interested. Do you always have someone else drive when multiple people are in the car? Or is it that you're gonna drive, but it's quiet mouse time? So yeah, with games it can happen while pla...

I never talk while driving because I haven't been able to train myself out of the eye-closing and clenching tics yet, and that does definitely impair my control of a vehicle. I never thought about it ...

Hard to say given I know next to nothing about the child. The one thing I'm not exactly sure of is relaxing his tummy. Maybe it's a global effort to reduce tension. Not sure. The easy onset + pause ...

Hi - SLP chiming in. It's true that some SLPs don't have a ton of experience with stuttering (fluency disorders are relatively low incidence compared to other speech and language disorders), but many ...

My 3-year-old started to stutter and it's getting worse. When do I worry?

My 3-year-old started to stutter and it's getting worse. When do I worry? Neither my husband and I stutter, but our 3-year-old daughter just began doing so a couple of weeks ago. Daycare isn't concern...

Do you know any websites or videos which show those techniques? :) Also yes stuttering does cause muscle tension. There have been times where I've seriously hurt my jaw and nearly dislocated it, whi...

Me too. It's so hard to stop it because it really feels like I won't be able to get my words out unless I do it....

Yeah, I never talk while driving for just this reason. Eye-closing has to be the hardest tic to train oneself out of :(...

Huge problem, but I tend to close my eyes whenever I stutter. I desperately want to train myself out of this. It especially becomes an issue when I'm driving......

This scarred notch in my lip is from years of biting down whenever I stuttered on 'F' sounds. Took me a long time, but have finally trained myself out of it. Just a reminder that tics can be unlearned, but they can also leave a lasting mark. Take care of yourselves.

This scarred notch in my lip is from years of biting down whenever I stuttered on 'F' sounds. Took me a long time, but have finally trained myself out of it. Just a reminder that tics can be unlearned...

Oof, there is a lot of controversy around speech and stuttering and whether or not "behavior" is an accurate term. In some disciplines, "behavior" implies voluntary choice. For the most part, the act...

I think the myth that stuttering is a purely psychological issue has already been disproven. Rather, stuttering has a psychological/emotional component, but no more than anything else. When we're stre...

Diaphragmatic breathing: Breathe in for 2 seconds, out for 4 (one-mississippi, two-mississippi). Make sure your stomach is rising, *not your chest.* Keep your hands on your stomach and chest to make s...

I think it’s different for each person when you are trying to get through a block. I for instance twist and contort my face and mouth when I get a bad block trying to force the words out. Probably loo...

yes! I used to do this, very badly in fact to try to get through blocks. it releases the tension when you get the pain so it gives temporary relief, but it's a really really bad habit. I would be in p...

Sometimes there’s just so much damn tension you feel like you could chew through a bone. I still sometimes grit my teeth while blocked and that sucks, so I totally feel you. ...

It’s weird, when you start to pay attention to it, you don’t do it as much but you can’t always remain as attentive to it. I was at Best Buy today trying to talk to a worker about TVs and I just could...

I used to bite my lips a lot but I started controlling it and made myself not doing it anymore....

A few years ago I started grinding my canine teeth whenever I stutter. I think it was just my bodies way of trying to cope with not being able to get the sound out! BUT I stopped grinding by conscious...