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What helped you the most in speech therapy? I’m a person who stutters and a speech-language pathology graduate student. Curious to hear about what helped you guys the most in speech therapy? Did y...

I’m a person who stutters and a speech-language pathology graduate student. If you can, find a stuttering specialist. Not all SLPs are competent in treating stuttering. Hope your SLP focuses on stut...

I had speech therapy from age 5 to 25 and I went from 0% fluency to 85% fluency. Good luck...

Congrats! It's a scary leap of faith, but it was one of the best decisions I ever made. I will say that, as I went to a speech therapist for the first time at 30, I wasn't expecting to be "cured." An...

When you live in the Netherlands and your Dutch is okay, you could consider to take a course at the Del Ferro institute in Amsterdam. I've done the course years ago and my speech got better. Some of m...

here are some scans of the exercises my speech therapist told me to do. hope it helps someone: * https://ibb.co/qDdVD7M * https://ibb.co/DQKP1KY * https://ibb.co/NtKSPr4 * https://ibb.co/wCXPMRk * h...

I think I'm more accepting of it as an adult because I've improved so much (5 years old vs. 24 years old). I believe something really important to this mindset is reminding yourself you are more fluen...

Nope! University clinics primarily treat outside people! A student *may* be attending the clinic, but it's usually people that live locally. At my university clinic, the majority are adults whose insu...

If you can't see a therapist at this point due to financial or insurance reasons (we all know insurance companies absolutely suck for these things), you could always look into nearby universities if t...

I had speech therapy from age 8-11 but I no longer do it. Currently I’m getting allergy shots twice a week and going to anxiety counseling once a week, in addition to being a high school student. I’d ...

Good luck with it. We are all different in our chemical compounds so what works for one may not work for others. Either way, you are being pro-active and that's great. I would also couple that wit...

My fluency is directly correlated to my stress. The more stressed out I am the worse I stutter, which makes me more stressed out. It can be a vicious cycle. high school was a very stressful time f...

If you don't already, disclose your stutter right before the interview (I do it after the introduction/formalities.) Bonus points if you tell them that you are actively trying to improve it. I would...

Man that's so rough, I'm really sorry to hear. Do you tell them you stutter beforehand? I honestly don't know too much to say other than finding action to take to give you confidence in your speech. I...

Maybe you could email the therapist or the clinic to make your first appointment? I'm a second year SLP grad student and over the summer I worked with a gentlemen (23 year old male) who stutters and w...

I'm happy to help. Many people are not aware that with therapy, stuttering can become so mild that nobody will notice it anymore. We are just developing a device and an app to give everyone access to ...

Too nervous to make the initial speech therapy appointment

Too nervous to make the initial speech therapy appointment Like the title says, I'm super nervous about it. My stutter gets SO bad when I'm nervous AND whenever I have to talk to random people. The ir...

It was a brilliant decision to get out of your comfort zone and get the new job! It was a conscious decision but now your subconscious is tripping you up. Over years and years of stuttering you have d...

I agree, it simply sucks. It's in the nature of stuttering to ebb and flow and we can't always put the finger on why. The more you struggle, the worse it gets, like a noose that gets tighter and tight...

There are many helpful techniques that can improve stuttering. Since speaking is a complex process and each one of us has a different history of stuttering and has developed their personal brand of be...