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Ah I see, it is really difficult at the moment. It's definitely worth it to keep trying. You might be able to refer yourself to your local wellbeing service, theres no harm in ringing them up (or even...

Great to hear your wonderful progress. Do you work (1) independently on your own or (2) suggested by and work with speech pathologist?...

Therapy choices for adult stutter, MPI, Kassel, or Speechagain

Therapy choices for adult stutter, MPI, Kassel, or Speechagain Hi, Fellows: I recently read some book and science papers on brain electrical scanning/imaging for stutters. Many of these studies found...

I haven't read into the research on Ecopipam, or other drugs around stuttering. It's a bit of personal bias that I'll only take a medication if there are no other solutions; and I think there are ways...

I hear ya on the drugs... I'm not a fan of Rx solutions either. I used to be hard line on prescription meds. As a parent of a kid with a physical disability, I had to accept the reality of the need fo...

In my own experience, alcohol related fluency was temporary. You can read other peoples posts about alcohol in this sub as well. Go see your doctor and talk to them about antianxiety medication. If y...

Right, you're referring to "psychogenic" stuttering. To be honest, I haven't much about psychogenic stuttering; I've primarily read about developmental stuttering (genetic causes) and a little about "...

Quick Hits: what the research says about improving fluency

Quick Hits: what the research says about improving fluency Hey everyone, we all read the posts every week from people suffering because of their stutter, unsure what to do about it, if there's anythin...

A speech therapist is your best option. I’ve been seeing one for somewhat around 2 years now, and i have greatly improved....

This kinda happened with me(my parents were the “just get it out “type at first until they realized that doesn’t work)...

I understand, for me its a little different, i would just like to be able to talk fluently. I know that stuttering is apart of me and im 100% fine with that, i just want to be able to talk without stu...

This is bad advice and will create a secondary behavior of humming. This may sound hyperbolic but find a new therapist because this person doesn't understand stuttering and is trying to make you fluen...

I don't know that it had a name, per se. If it did, I wasn't aware of it. I saw Dr David Daly in the late 90's. I was under the impression that they customized the program to meet the needs of the in...

*PLEASE* stick with your speech therapy. Do the work. Follow their directions. Trust. Believe. Speech is complex. In my experience, therapy didn't yield immediate results. There was no measurable imp...

I used 'the' and 'um' a lot. But over time, my stutter integrated these 'cheats' into the stutter, aggravating the situation. Instead of a simple stutter, I'd repeat 'the um' over and over. My "frien...

I have a neurogenic stutter as a result from a traumatic dog attack at the age of 5. I've had 20 years of speech therapy, some hypnosis and a little bit of voodoo....

you don’t know the severity of my stutter. sometimes i block so hard that i can’t talk at all. i’ve been through speech therapy and i’ve improved a lot, but it still significantly impacts my life. if ...

This is completely something that I would have liked personally growing up: teach them that practicing isn't embarrassing or shameful. I had to practice whatever technique at home, and honestly most ...

You can talk to insurance. If insurance won't cover it, there are private clinics as well that may pay out of pocket. If you are near a university with a speech therapy grad program, you can get free ...

>I'm an SLP in the schools Not going to pull any punches here... Nor will I abuse you. Please correct me if I'm mistaken about your profession or any of what I assume below. How often are you see...