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commentr/StutterSep 9, 2020
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I guess it's just a stutter but we can't diagnose you, you'll have to go see a doctor or a speech therapist or something...

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commentr/StutterSep 8, 2020
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Point of note: Don't listen to Jordan Peterson. He's a grifter. There's no health to be found there. Turn away and don't look back.   Now, as for the rest: Do you have the option of seeking...

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commentr/StutterSep 7, 2020
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Hey AB, sorry for the late reply. I can't speak to how spina bifida, kyphosis, or the issues may impact speech. If getting enough air isn't a problem when he is is relaxed and happy, I wouldn't peg it...

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commentr/StutterSep 6, 2020
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Don't feel confined and restricted to using a speech therapist/pathologist to improve your speech. There are many other things that you can try doing yourself everyday (even if it were for a few minut...

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commentr/StutterSep 6, 2020
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You might be able to look beyond your area (but still in the same state, if you’re in the USA) since lots of therapists provide teletherapy (therapy via zoom or Skype, for example). Someone a bit furt...

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commentr/StutterSep 6, 2020
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Sounds like someone with whom you don’t want to be working anyway. Are there other options for therapy? You mentioned it was hard to find someone who took your insurance so there might not be...

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postr/StutterSep 6, 2020
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Being “ghosted” by speech pathologist(s)

Being “ghosted” by speech pathologist(s) I finally found a speech pathologist within my city that my insurance would cover the cost of, and I finally started to make some progress. I ended up getting ...

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commentr/StutterSep 6, 2020
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Awesome, you should be proud of yourself for doing so. I myself am in the human services program at my college and might go into the speech pathology field when I graduate. I've always wondered why we...

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commentr/StutterSep 5, 2020
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Following on from my post regarding the frustration I feel towards speech therapy - this video kind of sums it up!...

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commentr/StutterSep 4, 2020
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If a they don't know what its like to have the type of impediment. You shouldn't be going to them....

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commentr/StutterSep 4, 2020
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Thanks. Good to hear, they have all helped others that have a stutter but still have a lack of understanding what it's like to have this type of speech impediment. It could be just my frustration beco...

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commentr/StutterSep 4, 2020
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Hasn't been my experience. You need to find someone who has experience with people who stutter....

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commentr/StutterSep 4, 2020
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I think there might be a difference between habitualized secondary behaviors, and then involuntary severe movement like what you seem to describe. I'm not quite sure, though. Say a kid starts develop...

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commentr/StutterSep 4, 2020
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I’m blessed to never have a problem with interviews. I went through A LOT of speech therapy (probably 10 years) so they were able to give me strategies to speak as fluent as possible....

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commentr/StutterSep 1, 2020
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If it's available to you get into therapy, I did a intensive course and while it's not the whole answer it gave me the tools and the knowledge to be able to work on my speech and I've put years of pra...

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commentr/StutterSep 1, 2020
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I would really try not to live in the past and hold resentment. My parents sent me to speech therapy and: 1. I hated it and cried and screamed before I went. I kicked up an enormous fuss every time....

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commentr/StutterAug 31, 2020
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"...EVERYTHING TO STOP..." - that is very good Approach. The only Thing that can help you, is a good speech therapy. Yeah, you have bad experience with therapies i know. But there are also some very g...

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commentr/StutterAug 31, 2020
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I’m going to give speech therapy another shot since I didn’t last that long in the last one. Really hoping it helps a bit...

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commentr/StutterAug 31, 2020
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Are you near any universities with a speech-language therapy program/clinic. They usually have a sliding scale for payment so it is significantly cheaper. Granted your therapist will be a graduate s...

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commentr/StutterAug 31, 2020
8 points

Seek help and guidance where you can. Getting back to speech therapy is a big one. I can't say I share the same level of anxiety do to my stutter. I work in research, so speaking a lot varies day to d...

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