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I would highly recommend reading Redefining Stuttering by John Harrison! It really goes in depth to the mind of someone that stutters. You can find a free link to the book if you google search it. An...

Try and throw something in front of it - “ I’m so and so”. Give your brain a few options....

“Sing it” 😂😂in class you sure about that lad? Fr tho thanks for the advice I will give the last two a go...

For me, practicing speaking in the mirror or even in my car while driving is literally too cringey for me. I seriously cringe myself out and can never complete a whole sentence because I stop myself e...

You're stressed because you're motivated. Put that stress to work, and spend some time practicing. I would make eye contact with myself in the mirror and say my name with my hand outreached for a hand...

I attended a speech therapist in India. He had some very helpful excercises. I’ll try to share what I remember: 1. Make a list of short easy words starting with vowels. Examples: ant, apple, elephant...

There are so many variables in this context however thanks to the internet, there are many more opportunities for speech therapy not to mention many great Stuttering organizations out there to help. ...

Hey, I find it hard to explain myself over messages. But my mum took me to a speech therapy course when I was around 11 y/o which went for a week. They made us talk at 60 syllables per minute and ...

You don't have a major flaw. But you certainly have landed in a job with some excellent people around you. It sounds like they care about you, and want to see you continue to succeed. The real questi...

Yea my mistake was to not practice it more out loud. I don’t know if they’ll ask me to read anything ever again 🤣 but i do get a chance I will remember to keep practicing over and over. That has help...

Thank you so much for your reply. Yes after I got the words out after many pauses, people did understand what I said 😆 i just wish I practiced more...

I try to overcome this with the “don’t think just throw” outlook, or by thinking about each sound as I make it....

I hesitated to offer any tips... Mainly because of your son's age. Statistically, most kids grow out of their stutter. As such, the common approach is "wait and see." I dislike "wait and see" becaus...

When I was kid, my speech pathologist would make me practice my reading by using “feather speech” where I would more or less do a Marilyn Monroe impression. Speaking slow, breathy, light, elongating...

Avoidance Reduction Therapy or nearly every cognitive therapy is coaching you to accept your stutter which can improve your fluency by 90% counted by Minnesota University and yeah, don't try to hide o...

good on you for facing your fear! imo content is more significant than delivery was the content meaningful and did the audience understand what you said?...

Yea, that’s what I mean👍. You have a different feeling and experience speaking German. It’s not necessarily learning languages that I’m not good at. It’s that I inhibit myself from expressing what I...

If you review my posts here, you'll see that I encourage people to not give up on speech therapy. That if their current therapy isn't effective, to seek out a different therapy or approach. I agree t...

Again, you're putting words into my mouth. I didn't say that we can use meds for anxiety and depression, but not for stuttering. What I am saying is that this drug isn't anywhere near approved. I adv...

I *absolutely* advocate for speech therapy to improve fluency. I'm not selling anything. I have never promoted any particular program, book, etc. Stuttering can be devastating to a person's psyche. I...