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>If you never expose a child to speech, they aren't going to learn to speak. Well, that's true. Forgot about that. Did therapy alone worked for you? Any unintentional changes in mindset by you, a...

>I'm not coming at you This is a good discussion. I believe your initial question "It's fixed for you, because your made your mind believe that you can do it through therapy?" is deeply flawed. An...

I don't believe I stuttered when I was alone. Actually that's not 100% true. I remember having to record voicemail greetings numerous times because my stutter came through while I was trying to reco...

Anyone else stutter on B's, D's & G's?

Anyone else stutter on B's, D's & G's? Hello my fellow stutterers. It's kinda crazy that we all stutter on specific sounds and letters. I stutter on vowels too. But my most difficult sounds to s...

By the time I was in my twenties, I had coped with that social anxiety and fear. I wouldn't say that I coped with it well. When I was very young I was a very nice kid. Stuttering did a number on me ...

Agreed! I’ve been in a speech program for a while and every time I stutter is a time to write down what happened, how I stuttered (block or small incident) and what I could have done/can do to prevent...

Personally reading out loud doesnt help me. But over a few months ive gotten better at it with my speech therapist. Look up techniques like cancelation, easy onset, light contact, slow speech, and [mu...

I can relate as an ex stutterer. What? ex? try diaphragmatic breathing, worked for me. as you speak, your breath is pushed out through your vocal chords. Relax, to use a word I have heard countless ti...

Look on Amazon and get Lee Lovetts book on Stuttering and Speech Anxiety. Also go on the web and check out www.speechanxiety.com . I stuttered for over 50 years and became fluent in 3 months. If anyon...

What is the rationale behind speaking slow with prolonged sounds?...

How about reading out Loud slowly and speaking slow with prolongued sounds...

I feel that I stutter mainly because incorrect breathing patterns. When talking fast I effectively stutter less but I get out of breath quickly and stutter. When trying to maintain a normal breathing ...

There's a way that used to work for me that might work for you. You just take a deep breath and when the air comes out let the word come out with it....

It sounds to me like you never went to speech therapy? That would be a very good start. For me slowing down and make talking a conscious act helps a lot. We usually talk without paying any attentio...

In a nutshell, they had me *relearn* how to speak 'from the ground up.' It was NOT learning small changes to how I speak to avoid stuttering. Stuttering was part of my learned speech. To achieve fl...

Eye contact helps so the other person sees that you're still talking and not interrupting you mid-stutter....

Thanks. Your story is quite inspirational! I like your analogy, as I’ve learned from other “cured” stutter that the secret is to “forget”. My case is a bit weird though. I use a slower-than-average r...

Very fluent. 98% or better. I work with two BSA troops, so I speak to groups of youths and adults on a regular basis. At work I converse with and present to senior leadership groups. Never groups of ...

1000% YES! I was a severe stutterer from ~age 3 up until my 20's. I was a severe stutterer from my earliest memory. Severe, as in, never a fluent sentence. Blocks so bad that I ran out of air. I kne...

Thanks so much. I actually noticed recently that I struggle to make eye contact with strangers or people I'm not comfortable with and I've practised it with my friend/girlfriend ( our relationship is ...