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Well, it's good to remain hopeful. In the US we've seen promising trials with Ecopipam which may be the first FDA-approved anti-stuttering drug as well as a host of others in earlier stages. In a few ...

Ketamine Therapy worked for mild Tourette's. Can it work for mild stuttering?

Ketamine Therapy worked for mild Tourette's. Can it work for mild stuttering? I think it would have worked even better if I had speech therapist counseling coupled with the ketamine therapy that I too...

Go to class earlier and introduce yourself to people seating next to you. Ask them where they are from? What do they like to do? Good places to eat around? Have a friendly composure. Make eye contact,...

I get it, it's rough. I think it does come down to our brains as people who stutter and just finding something that helps. There really shouldn't be a stigma around this, and on top of stuttering you'...

Their is NO CURE for stuttering. Conditions like mood or stress level can affect stuttering, but their is no evidence to support treating a hormone imbalance cure's ones speech impediment. Treating ...

>A stutter is in itself a motor control issue. There's so much truth in that statement. During my recover, I experienced hand cramping and muscle twitches on my limbs and face....

Are you a stutterer (physical/neurological motor control issues), or just someone who just trips up occasionally on these things? (Not trying to gatekeep, my advice would just differ for each)...

Yes, a person can acquire stuttering. Very rarely is it random. Most likely there is some cause. Click on the link for more information! https://www.stutteringhelp.org/neurogenic-stuttering...

I'm listening to it now - it's really good. I didn't expect the great detail into the background to stuttering (different causation theories, brain imaging research etc), thanks again!...

Yeah, this is what really gets to me about stuttering. It's not just tripping over words... I can lose my train of thought if I block badly enough, and it makes it nearly impossible to think while spe...

Now I'm interested. Do you always have someone else drive when multiple people are in the car? Or is it that you're gonna drive, but it's quiet mouse time? So yeah, with games it can happen while pla...

The intriguing bit is why motor skills aren't affected when not talking. E.g. being able to talk just fine when alone. Talking to people somehow fucks with the motor program. ...

We likely have impeded motor skills which causes us ti stutter....

>makes me scared if my stuttering is from a neurological issue like MS For this kind of concern, you have to go see a doctor!...

Yeah, I have a little bit of an issue with word retrieval, as in I know the idea of what I want to say, but sometimes can't retrieve the right word from my brain to say it. I find that I also ask peo...

>Neurofeedback It's different for everybody, if you have brain damage or had a stroke then it's neurological if you had ptsd for example, then that would make it psychological. ...

It's both, some neurological diseases like MS, Dementia, Parkinsons, Stroke, etc..can cause stuttering and some Psychological conditions like PTSD and Chronic Anxiety can cause stuttering. If your bra...

Same for me, or anything that releases mass amounts of dopamine in the brain. This is kinda concerning since some brain diseases are associated with a dopamine deficiency and it always made me wonder ...

Do you struggle with "Word Generation" with your stutter?

Do you struggle with "Word Generation" with your stutter? For me, I seem to struggle with coming up with the right words to say. I can read a script just fine with no stutter if I don't think of what...

I never talk while driving because I haven't been able to train myself out of the eye-closing and clenching tics yet, and that does definitely impair my control of a vehicle. I never thought about it ...