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The “aaa” is similar to a gentle outward breath but only if “aaa” is not a feared word/sound. Speaking on a gentle outflow of air is how non-stutters talk. Pronouncing words longer and slower is simpl...

Let's try. 1. As I've already stated, there are no medications brought to market for stuttering. 2. Medications that have been through more extensive trials, such as Ecopipam, have been withdrawn fr...

Yes very valid assumption and thank you for you for making me more mindful/self aware of this mechanism. Now that I know that how can I improve fluency ?...

>*"So, if I am saying “My” and I prolong the M into mmmmm* ***I then try to focus on the sound*** *of the y to release my lips from the m and begin the y."* Woaw, you worded it very clearly. Yes, ...

That’s very specific and I understand what you mean. I am not sure how mindful of this mechanism I am in the moments of stuttering but, I would say whenever I am prolonging a word I activiely am tryin...

My strategy to improve stuttering - with the goal of outgrowing or naturally recovering from stuttering

My strategy to improve stuttering - with the goal of outgrowing or naturally recovering from stuttering This is my attempt to elaborate the strategy that I apply. The goal of this strategy is that I t...

>*"I am 20 and have started with a new speech therapist over the course of the last year and throughout sessions I get reminded continuously fluency should not be the goal and things similar to tha...

That's exactly what I did for years, not really with the "ch" sound but with ones that start with "t" or "th," sometimes "ch" though, but like you said, anything starting with a hard sound that I felt...

Tips to improve stuttering from the book: Coping with stuttering (acceptance doesn't mean resignation; work on your acceptance, psychological adjustment and view/response to the feared word; don't wait on a miracle recovery; change your self-image; change the stutterer within you; reduce scanning)

Tips to improve stuttering from the book: Coping with stuttering (acceptance doesn't mean resignation; work on your acceptance, psychological adjustment and view/response to the feared word; don't wai...

I had a speech therapist that really helped me. I had the type of stuttering where you just BLOCK on a word..it can’t get past your stiffened lips. She told me to push breath out my lips when I bloc...

Brother, everyone of us has gone through a phase of anger and hatred at the fact we were burdened with something so annoying in our lives. Speaking as a 24 year old man now, when I was 18 I felt the...

Oh man, I feel ya on this one. I would try easy onset, like OsmerusMordax said, or replacing the ch- sound with sh-, so shicken fried shicken. M words are usually tough for me, especially if the m's...

My speech language pathologist said words like ‘chicken’ are typically harder to say because it starts with a ‘hard’ sound. She said the way through it, for me, is to try gentle onsets. Which is basic...

years ago (10 +) I went to speech therapy and we did a lot of work on t/d because it was really hard for me. in the beginning, we exaggerated how light we contacted the tongue to the roof of the mout...

Yes, if taking the effort to remain fluent requires a lot of effort, no one can fault you for wanting to relax among friends and family. It makes perfect sense. No one should have to be ‘on’ 24 hours ...

What is the name of the therapy? Well I ´ve experienced something similar. Just keep using the technik, try to improve and enjoy the fluent moments. ​ Try to be a friend with the new te...

If they're phrases you have to use a lot and it's over the phone why can't you just record them and play them on the calls when you need to?...

Hey I had also been in your shoes when I was practising controlling rate of speech. I have realised that body gets habitual of how do you speak whether it’s slow or fast or with slow rate of motion. F...

Help me decide whether I should continue using the tools I learned from speech therapy

Help me decide whether I should continue using the tools I learned from speech therapy I attended a one-year-long speech therapy program where they taught me techniques to improve my fluency. If I con...

Here’s a trick for next time- stop- take a deep breath and mentally count 1-2-3 then say the word. It works for me nearly every single time. It’s a trick I learned from my mom about answering the ph...