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Currently having stuttering problems

Currently having stuttering problems Hi, so I'm currently 15 y/o right now, and I have this kinda weird stuttering problem. It all started last year, in 2016, when I was in grade 8. I still remem...

If anything Siri is the perfect way to practice your fluency since it has the same effect on you as talking to another person...

Had the same problem with Alexa and was very frustrating. I mean it's a machine and no one is in the room with me, but after a while she got used to me and started to understand me, that or my tension...

I am interested and speaking english kinda makes my stuttering increase for some reason and it'll be good to practice it with someone who understands....

Is stuttering related to ADHD?

Is stuttering related to ADHD? From what I read, there's some correlation between stuttering and ADHD. Does anyone know whether this is true. e.g. Is stuttering is more common in children who have AD...

Don't your teachers know you stutter? I would've thought they'd be informed in advance about that sort of thing....

I think my stuttering got a lot worse nearer to her age as puberty started kicking in. To this day, when I'm PMSing, my fluency goes way down. The hormonal stress really doesn't leave much room in my ...

Value teacher office hours. Utilizing personal time interacting with my teachers made the classroom experience a lot less intimidating, and through them, I felt more comfortable overall in that enviro...

I'd have to say, going to school in person is not as bad as you think. I stutter all the time in school, but I just don't care what people think anymore. Plus I think I the long run, going to a physic...

I'd say give it a little time. He's young enough that he may outgrow it. So far, I did not pass my stutter onto my children, but one of my kids does have a speech disorder (dysarthria). He can't coord...

Great job! I have such a hard time there, too. I'm glad it's kind of loud in there, but I cringe if they ask me to repeat myself. Out of the gate to "burrito bowl" sounds like "buh, burr, burrito, bur...

Yeah it really sucks, having to put extra effort to do what normal people take for granted. It's like a race where we start several kilometers behind the others but are expected to catch up to everyon...

You ordered your food in person at a restaurant. You should be proud of yourself for not just ordering online and taking the easy way out. I get it, there are way too many bad days for PWS to handle. ...

I'm about to take my GCSEs and would definitely recommend talking to the school about your speech concerns. I'm pretty similar in that for orals im a wreck but i spoke to my school and they contacted ...

My teacher let me drop a subject because I stutter

My teacher let me drop a subject because I stutter So, I'm 16. Stuttered ever since I learned to speak. It went away as I got to ten/eleven, but when I moved schools it came back and it was bad. In my...

I posted this a year or so ago but here is a blog post I wrote on a presentation style that works for me - http://www.joshholtz.com/2015/my-stutter-made-me-a-better-presenter/ It was a pretty informa...

Practice, practice, practice. Stuttering happens. Knowing what to say and how to say it will help. Practice out loud in front of the mirror, practice to a friend, practice to a parent, practice to you...

Hey, I saw that response to you in the other sub that is all about how you should "talk to everyone," and find same interests so "conversation is easier." Of course, he didn't know that you stutter.....

I personally feel that public speaking should be voluntary. Stutterers shouldn't be forced to be humiliated. I failed classes in college solely because I chose not to do oral presentations. I've alway...

Same for me, but I believe special treatment by teachers in high school was directly detrimental to my development. It let me off the hook and delayed me having to face fears....