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SLP here. I am "familiar", but have never treated it. There is growing awareness in the field but you still encounter SLPs who do not know about it....

I saw an article on this just the other day, recently. As someone who's in school to be an SLP specializing in fluency, it made me, very, very excited....

I'm actually seeing a psychologist for anxiety in regards to my stutter, we just started talking about mindfulness and mindful meditation the other day but I've only just started practicing, it's only...

Ok that makes since. I'm sure it's a different world now with understanding and treatment. Going through this in the late '70s. Nothing out there. You got this and GOOD for YOU! Mom. Thx God he's go...

We have found that there has been quite a significant improvement since he started speech therapy. We only started pushing for it once he started becoming aware of it and when he started becoming awar...

Speech therapist. He is 5 and there is great results with speech therapy at that age. The stammer might be gone by itself, but its important to see a professional because its way more easier to treat ...

I don't think it's your stutter that makes people nervous or uncomfortable. I have a severe stutter. When I struggle a lot and feel frantic and ashamed while talking, other people feel nervous and unc...

Lisbeth: I was thinking about our exchange. It's not my business, but speech exercises miss the point entirely. At least for me looking back, 42 man now. That may actually subconsciously tell your s...

Hi, Ftus. Sorry to hear about your troubles. I know the feelings all too well. When I was your age, I had very similar thoughts of "when will this just go away?". I waited, waited and waited, and ...

Speech therapy is best thing to start with. A psichologist is good too, not for your stutter but for your self confidence and also to help you with your mother issue, wich I think is important for you...

Hey, stuttering sucks. I had an incredibly supportive mom and dad and it still sucked every day, so I can't imagine how hard it must be for you. Have you tried talking to your dad about how it makes y...

You're 14 so you're probably in high school or middle school? Schools should have a SLP (speech language pathologist) which won't cost anymoney, caus its through the school. The SLP can help you s...

Hello /u/ftus I'm 34 and I have no memory of ever speaking fluently prior to extensive therapy, I still stutter but I have more control over it. Where do you live? Can your school provide any speech t...

Well, learn it! While you learn it you can also notice whether your stuttering decreases or not. So experimenting and learning at the same time. :)...

Curious. The text references [NLP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuro-linguistic_programming), so I kinda feel like we don't need to spend all that much time on it. How it wound up on a university su...

I really hope for you that it stays that way, but it's very common that stutterers relapse after a therapy like that....

Just look at the current status of stuttering treatment...the answer is obvious. Barely anything....

All we really have on the stuttering side is speech therapy. I'd recommend tackling both the stutter and the anxiety at the same time. Because they are so connected any improvements in one area will m...

I highly recomment [Self-Therapy for the Stutterer](http://www.stutteringhelp.org/portals/english/book_0012_tenth_ed.pdf) It helped me a lot to make my stuttering easier. Also it's free...

I wouldn't recommend it. Stuttering and the human condition is complex on a level that is nearly impossible for the layman to resolve on his or her own. But if you want a better understanding, John Ha...