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You do you dude, but IMO that’s way more unusual than a stutter. And it’s self inflicted. ...

Exactly! People just ABSOLUTELY refuse to see that stuttering is a neurological disorder, a ACTUAL medical condition. They got implanted in their minds that it’s just mental and it can be easily fixed...

they refuse to see it as a neurological problem and instead they see it as a character trait or a symptom of anxiety/lying weird...

Is it caused by a dysfunction of dopamine, or is that a contributing factor? As I first said, this isn't something to be cured. It's not an ailment. Effective treatments exist. Those who desire flue...

I've been thinking about it this way too and it's totally changed my perspective. For example I'm very skilled at drawing and find it a breeze to draw people anatomically correctly – I'm "fluent" in i...

There's nothing to be healed. The idea that it's an illness is a faulty premise. The best analogy is that it's a software problem, not a hardware (medical) problem. This is supported by the fact tha...

Why scientists dont know how stuttering starts in human brain in 2025?

Why scientists dont know how stuttering starts in human brain in 2025? I mean with all that technology, and what we know about brain and human body, we still not have a some pill what can heal stutter...

SLP here. Regarding the initial onset, an interesting and bizarre aspect of childhood onset stuttering is that a sudden severe onset correlates with *higher* likelihood of natural recovery (it's just ...

Yes... I feel like there could be so many possible causes and it's really hard to know what to do....

That’s completely normal. It’s a common myth everywhere that stuttering is caused by anxiety when it’s not. This is a normal stuttering disorder....

Stutterers, what do you think of Steve Harvey ‘curing’ stuttering?

Stutterers, what do you think of Steve Harvey ‘curing’ stuttering? I will say that I see he had good intentions, but it isn’t as simple as he makes it seem. No, stuttering isn’t going to cure in three...

The best book for SLPs to read

The best book for SLPs to read This book is an essential read for speech-language pathologists. If you adopt the methods it presents, you’ll be well on your way to becoming a leader in your field. It ...

I have exactly this family structure. I am also into psychoanalysis. I read a random PhD thesis which compare children with stutter and children without stutter from the perspective of kleinian psycho...

Yes, but people with cluttering often have stuttering elements to their speech....

We’re talking about the disorder, not normal stuttering everybody does...

Japan: A Haven for Stutterers

Japan: A Haven for Stutterers On my recent trip to Japan, I was amazed at how accommodating they were for stutterers and other neurodivergent people alike. Read my article here: https://open.substack....

I get what you’re saying about how things are framed. Not everyone connects with religious or overly positive talk. People need different ways of looking at stuttering, and your comment is a good remi...

If your secondary behaviors (hard silent blocks, odd body movements, avoiding entire speaking situations) are debilitating, you will need to “fix” that. Unless you have thorough training, you will fr...

Why do non stuttering people think this?

Why do non stuttering people think this? Whenever soemone hears me stutter, even the doctors and speech therapists, they all just say I'm anxious. Like yes, it could stem from that but stuttering also...

I hope this isn’t a form of adherence to the suggestion that neurodivergent people shouldn’t have children. Not saying you’re saying that at all. I’ve just seen this attitude amongst the stutter comm...