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It is a neurological disorder that also has genetic components. I have met people who stutter who have many siblings and/or parents who stutter. For me, no one in my family stuttered, but now my four ...

A different approach to therapy

A different approach to therapy First post on r/stutter! Hi everyone! A little about me, I’ve stuttered my entire life and as many of you know, it’s not easy. At the age of 21 I decided to join the M...

like Yahoo said, it's a communication disorder. It's not about breathing. It's not about anxiety. It's a neuromuscular miscoordination in the system of speech production. At least that's how I describ...

What classification does stuttering go under?

What classification does stuttering go under? Is it a breathing problem? Is it an anxiety disorder? Or none of the above?...

Does anyone else have the following combination of traits: stutter, high libido, high propensity to fall in love, low muscle?

Does anyone else have the following combination of traits: stutter, high libido, high propensity to fall in love, low muscle? I'm reading about stuttering from a hormone point-of-view. I find that I d...

No, don't worry about that. I'm very sure that stuttering is always a physiological brain disease and not stress related unless you had an EXTREME traumatic or stressing event like going to war for ex...

I’ve heard that second and other languages learned after your primary language, or simply as an older child or adult, use another part of the brain. This could explain the lack of stuttering if it is ...

My mom has epilepsy and feels that that led to my stutter, since they are both neurological disorders....

No, stuttering is a mental sickness related to a dopamine dysfunction, like schizophrenia or adhd. Antypshichotics and sometimes stimulants improve it and in some people they are life changing. It's n...

Stuttering is not a part of yourself, it's a genetic mental disease related to an overall dopamine dysfunction like adhd or schizofreny. Stuttering is not a part of my personality, it makes myself to ...

My boyfriend has a pretty severe stutter, and OCD as well. I think he always has, since he was a kid. So interesting how these things can correlate....

totally understandable my guy. i honestly think that advertising your stutter would be your best option. if it won’t go away, you gotta try something else, you know? just saying something about having...

WTF, I stuttered all throughout elementary school. It was really bad and embarrassing, thank God some how when I started high school it just seemed to disappear. I was formally diagnosed with ADHD las...

Just start here and work your way around the net: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuttering#Causes And sure, "mental" can be part of it. Just don't look for a "cure"....

Research on stutter is pretty inconclusive though. ​ Anyways, I remember reading in countless places that stutter is very much mental. Can you provide the research you're referring to t...

Not exactly. If you don't rest it there, you're likely to have orofacial problems. It is known that persons who stutter have poor orofacial skills compared to those who don't stutter....

Are you saying that if you don't rest the tip of your tongue there you're likely to develop stuttering?...

It starts with the premise of resting the tip of your tongue on your incisive papilla. It's the foundation for the development of orofacial skills for eating and speaking....

Hello I have a stutter, epilepsy and ADD. What's my %...

**Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional. Also bit long of a post but for those who truly see their stutter as detrimental to their well-being, it is a completely viable option.** --- TLDR: I t...