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I’ve been trying something called shadowing with my son, who struggles with reading. He reads out loud right after me, almost at the same time, and it helps him follow the words and feel more confiden...

Just to re-iterate, these are not cures, however, they can help you manage your fluency better. You still need to practice fluency shaping techniques along with whatever meds you decide to take for m...

Try mouthing the words or whispering to develop the fluency habit. Lightly sing your way through the words since any stutterer doesn’t stutter when singing ....

Just be as open as you can about your stutter with whoever is interviewing you. It’s definitely seen as courageous and may even make you speak more fluent. I definitely had moments in my interview whe...

I treated my stuttering by learning how to breathe freely for speech. What really helped me was understanding the significance of the Valsalva response....

I don’t know about you, but there’s almost an overwhelming energy that makes me stutter in most situations, and it helped with that a lot. I could actually make phone calls, which is something I’ve al...

Most will say no, that it could just be practiced. I would usually agree but a year ago my speech therapist recommended this device for me (28m) it doesn’t work for everyone but she thought it would b...

You can work hard to control your breathing and muscle tension to minimize stuttering as best as possible. You can try and work in different techniques e.g. intentionally stuttering on the word that ...

I have been doing them for a while and it has become part of my job role. I really just practice them over and over. If I am feeling confident I will practice a presentation three or four times. If no...

I found relief from stuttering when I discovered that my brain is wired differently than a fluent brain. When I came across the research on the Valsalva response I was able to achieve fluency. I neede...

So if I don’t stutter when using fluency shaping techniques, is that not a “cure”? In the NSA, they speak about overcoming stuttering, why would they do this then? And your point is very much true as ...

How I Answer 99% of Questions About Stuttering

How I Answer 99% of Questions About Stuttering I often get direct messages from strangers on social media asking about overcoming stuttering. I send links to my publications, but most of the time they...

I am sorry you had this experience. I need to present fairly often and I practice my presentation 5-10 times. This really helps me. It takes away some of the thinking, I can practice hard words or twe...

Yep, Paxil, like many SSRI anti anxiety meds essentially boosts seratonin and down regulate dopamine in the brain, reducing anticipatory anxiety, especially for stutterers. Not a cure, but an effecti...

Welcome! Unfortunately, stuttering is a deep neurological condition that cannot be cured… yet. There is simply no magic pill, but research and pharmacological trials are still ongoing. There are fl...

Interviews can be hell for us stutterers. Personally, I take Propanolol and Baclofen 90 minutes beforehand. It really takes away the adrenaline and relaxes me a lot more. I’m also on anti anxiety m...

Yes, you are still very young, but you need to start taking action otherwise your anxiety and depression will dig you deeper into a hole you’ll find even harder to get out of. We have all been there....

Alcohol gives “most of us” temporary fluency because it raises GABA at the GABA A receptors in the brain, which essentially acts like a brake on dopamine hyperactivity for stutterers. This modulating ...

I spent years wondering why fluent speakers don’t stutter. I found that they understand how to breathe for speech. They have an easy and continuous airflow when they speak. Stutterers have a high tens...

What we stutterers do is that we try to control our speech through gross motor skill try to force our words whenever we stutter but its a fine motor skill thats why our face goes weird or we face seve...