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postr/StutterSep 26, 2021
14 points

Speech Language Pathologist - Intervention Question

Speech Language Pathologist - Intervention Question Hello, I'm an SLP in the schools. I'm still structuring my lessons for the students who stutter & I wanted to ask what lessons/therapy activitie...

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commentr/StutterSep 25, 2021
6 points

I think it's very individual where we experience most tension when stuttering. It's stuff we do because we have learned that it might help to get the word out. But the brain is stupid like this, it do...

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commentr/StutterSep 24, 2021
4 points

I'm holding a teaching degree and unemployed since last year when I graduated. Every institution I took interview with just rejects me. And SLP community says "you can do whatever you want with stutte...

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commentr/StutterSep 23, 2021
2 points

Your situation feels very familiar to the one i was in when I started university. When i started studying journalism, i hadn’t actually taken therapy yet and I was still a stuttering mess. I recommend...

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commentr/StutterSep 23, 2021
3 points

I would try not to put so much pressure on yourself. You don't have to talk to be a friendly person with kind energy. People in college are pretty open and accepting. More accepting than you are of yo...

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commentr/StutterSep 23, 2021
14 points

I'd recommend therapy, if you haven't already (specifically psychotherapy). It sounds like you're having trouble with a lot of emotions around the stutter rather than the stutter itself. A psychothera...

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commentr/StutterSep 23, 2021
2 points

Hala Aboody, I'm a fellow arab who stutters too. The fact that you were forced into speech therapy as a kid and taught to try speech techniques that don't work sucks major ass. Then add to that that y...

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commentr/StutterSep 23, 2021
3 points

I missed out on a lot when I was in speech classes as well, my mom ended up taking me out of the speech therapy because I complained too much about it.... Wasn't a good move!! I even got a job at a ...

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commentr/StutterSep 22, 2021
2 points

I would really recommend the Dave McGuire Program. They have an inexpensive self help book on Amazon called “Beyond Stammering: The Sport of getting good at Speaking”. You can have it downloaded onto ...

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commentr/StutterSep 22, 2021
1 points

At one point in time I would give up, but now I allow myself to stutter through it. I think you need to look at your approach to stuttering. Have you considered any speech therapy or self help books? ...

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commentr/StutterSep 22, 2021
3 points

Awe I’m sorry to hear this 😫😢 it’s soo horrible to have and it’s very brave of you to even ask for advice… definitely see a therapist even a private one not NHS! I’m 23 now I’ve had a stutter sinc...

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commentr/StutterSep 22, 2021
3 points

Try to consult with speech therapist or else start reading something for 20 to 30 minutes daily and whenever you are reading always read slowly and take regular breaks. Reading might help you....

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commentr/StutterSep 22, 2021
1 points

I am 17 years old and I can safely that I know how u feel, when I was your age I developed certain actions to help with my speech like finger movements or normal hand motions and my biggest saving gra...

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commentr/StutterSep 22, 2021
1 points

Your post might have been better received if you did a few things differently. 1. Cite some sources. Provide links. Give us something to sink out teeth into. You presented this in the abstract. 2. Do...

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commentr/StutterSep 22, 2021
1 points

I Also got adhd and autism spectrum diagnosis, don’t know if it’s 100%accurate but close enough . Hard to tell where one thing begin and the other one starts. Thought when in were younger that my soci...

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commentr/StutterSep 22, 2021
4 points

I guess this is what truly makes everyones stutter different cuz growing up i always had a mild stutter throughout elementary,middle school, and high school but i also was going to speech therapy at e...

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commentr/StutterSep 21, 2021
5 points

In my situation, speech therapy when I was six or seven was pointless, I simply didn't understand the gravity of the situation. At 13, I think one is more mature and can by then fully or at least get ...

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commentr/StutterSep 21, 2021
1 points

Talk to your parents. Ask them to get you into professional speech therapy. You might also consider talking to a psychologist as well. Sometimes there is a stigma about psychologists. We all feel de...

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commentr/StutterSep 21, 2021
15 points

You are experiencing what are called “secondaries” they are what you use or do to help get the words out. Mine for example I say uhh a lot because it helps start my airflow. If you can since you ar...

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commentr/StutterSep 21, 2021
1 points

If your stutter is at the point where you can barely get a word out, I highly recommend professional speech therapy. If your current circumstances won’t allow that right now, do what you can with free...

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