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You're right that a function of science is about discovering knowledge. However, the science of stuttering is absolutely about helping people. There is a whole world of research on stuttering. From ...

Not a curse. Life always has risks. You weren't born with a stutter. No one is born with a stutter. >Please stop spreading dangerous misinformation. >...

Why do you call it extremely beneficial? So far researches I've seen aim at anything except for actually doing something to help people who stutter. I understand that science is about discovering kno...

For me, it’s all about breathing. If you start to stutter, just stop talking . Take a breath in and then exhale out, on the exhale try again. The breath out relaxes your vocal cords and throat muscle...

I think some people don't realize how difficult it is to live with this. Some specialists think it's like living with a bad haircut, that there's nothing wrong with being yourself. I agree with them, ...

just to add, some of the SLP's I went to tried to make me believe thats it's okay to stutter, and its just the way I am different. I wonder if someone who had hearing issues went to a specialist and...

No, speech therapy does not improve. I tried many…many of them. I now realize that it’s all in the head. Actually, we make it more complicated than it’s needed . There is no one solution. But, going ...

As a SLP and a person who stutters I strongly believe that we have what I call a “stuttering brain”. There is definitely a disconnect between our speaking and our breathing. We have a brain that does ...

Just because you did doesn't mean everyone can. I went 3 years to speech therapy and practiced everyday and It didn't help at all. Stuttering is genetic. Your brain has a deformation. The brain of a s...

SLP and PWS here. We need to stop sending conflicting messages. I see MANY SLPs embrace the counseling, acceptance and social/emotional aspects of stuttering therapy, then tell the student, “okay le...

If there were a test like there is for down syndrome during pregnancy, would you be in favor for aborting your child if you knew they will have a severe stutter? Since the down syndrome test in Icelan...

**Theoretical and clinical implications** Overall, our findings provide evidence of partially distinct yet overlapping mechanisms underlying different stuttering behaviors, which has important theore...

The monster study is not a good example since all of the kids stopped stuttering once they were removed from the study. It just proves that stuttering during childhood can be influenced by other peopl...

I think you are getting downvotes only because this is a highly polarized & emotional subject. I've seen quite a few posts here about the debate to have kids despite the strong possibility of passing ...

I wish you all the best in your journey of understanding on what stuttering is. Keep in mind OP, there is currently no cure for stuttering....

You're trying to tell me that a list of random people on a website, and one lonesome person on reddit(who may have financial incentive), is evidence that the program is effective? In that list, there...

It doesn't matter whether you agree that this method is psuedoscience or not. The reality is that it is psuedoscience. This injustice has gone on far too long in the stuttering community. The science...

Stammering in the intersections: The hidden experiences of women of colour who stammer.

Stammering in the intersections: The hidden experiences of women of colour who stammer. ...

In your own words, why are we not aware of the amygdala activation during a stuttering block?

In your own words, why are we not aware of the amygdala activation during a stuttering block? Some answers I came up with: * Many **people who stutter (PWS)** are so focused on controlled fluency (i....

Hierarchical level: Each level explains why stuttering recovery is inadvertently PREVENTED during our lifetime. What are your thoughts on it?

Hierarchical level: Each level explains why stuttering recovery is inadvertently PREVENTED during our lifetime. What are your thoughts on it? *Let's envision a scenario: a person who stutters* ***(PWS...