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commentr/StutterOct 2, 2022
3 points

Are you familiar with ABA? You have a very similar process to what those practitioners do. It can take a team of 2 people working 10 hours/week with a child to do this sort of data tracking/assessme...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterOct 2, 2022
3 points

[Here is my list](https://docdro.id/stjvb3G)(from my experience) of triggers and my reaction to my triggers (that lead to an anticipation of a stutter)....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterOct 2, 2022
2 points

>"There are many PWS who have stopped stuttering" Research states that 80% of kids outgrow stuttering. Adults sporadically outgrow stuttering because they learned to identify, justify and choose c...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
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commentr/StutterOct 2, 2022
1 points

I try to not think about my stutter too hard, there was a time during this year I believe around feb- april where I kept on thinking about my stutter everyday and it kept worsen. Every single time whe...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterOct 2, 2022
1 points

It’s probably semantics but the way your (kind!) message gets perceived is not going to lead to the results we all want. 8 months ago, I went from near mute (from stuttering) to near fluent in a shor...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
commentr/StutterOct 1, 2022
15 points

Yes or the common line when someone doesn’t hear them at first .”what? Did I stutter?” I hate that...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & Support
Overthinking & MonitoringValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterOct 1, 2022
1 points

>" If a stutterer is aware he/she is being observed, their performance on cognitive tasks declines" In my opinion, this is only one trigger, whereof we have 20+ triggers. Then the next question is...

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Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 1, 2022
3 points

Mental and physiological, mostly. I believe social elements are of a secondary importance, given people are the trigger to the stutter, not the cause. As it stands, there are three "recognized" types...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringNeurological & Brain+3 more
commentr/StutterOct 1, 2022
1 points

**"I tell myself I don’t stutter"** Distracting yourself from the stutter trigger by focusing on affirmations (like "I don't stutter"), has a positive effect and negative effect. ​ **Pos...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 1, 2022
3 points

**"Holistic approach:** Google definition: "characterized by the treatment of the whole person, taking into account mental and social factors, rather than just the symptoms of a disease." &#x200...

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commentr/StutterOct 1, 2022
3 points

Both stuttering and bipolar disorder run in my family. I have two family members that have both. So yes, it is possible....

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commentr/StutterSep 30, 2022
2 points

it helped me. It basically explains to stop ruminating about a feared letter and to gain tolerance against all the triggers that we perceive as a stutter anticipation. It states that 'a feared letter'...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterSep 30, 2022
2 points

Maybe it helps, if you tell him to listen to his anxiety to become tolerant against it. Maybe, if he becomes mad at himself, just notice these thoughts and feelings and realize that this increases his...

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Overthinking & MonitoringFrustration & AngerAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterSep 29, 2022
3 points

Reminds me of the book "Fluency is a River". It goes into the same stuff. That's what I find is the main source of my stutter. Not being able to flow. When I'm in the flow state, I can speak with no a...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterSep 29, 2022
4 points

I have also noticed this with my stutter, and Iv have been slowly doing this technique too. Also I would consider my stutter “low to moderate” but there are some words that I absolutely cannot get out...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterSep 29, 2022
10 points

Tips for people who stutter - Advice on how to approach feared letters and anxiety-based situations

Tips for people who stutter - Advice on how to approach feared letters and anxiety-based situations Many triggers cause a stutter anticipation. A feared letter is one of these triggers, that our insti...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
commentr/StutterSep 28, 2022
1 points

>Tried this too But I noticed when I stutter and then dad says don't stutter I repeat the same sentence fluently without stuttering...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Overthinking & MonitoringListener Reactions
commentr/StutterSep 27, 2022
2 points

Jeez, this is poorly written. Or too well written. I can’t tell. TLDR - thinking about words, planning words, and stuttering itself, can perpetuate stuttering. Yes we know this...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & MonitoringAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 27, 2022
4 points

‘Anticipatory Struggle Hypothesis’, which posits that the anticipation of upcoming speech or communication failure causes people who stutter (PWS) to make adjustments to their way of speaking that res...

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Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+2 more
commentr/StutterSep 25, 2022
1 points

You suggest to believe that the words you want to say are meaningful. Positive effect: you stop compulsion Negative effect: you don't become resilient against the 20+ triggers that lead up to an ant...

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