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The stuttering is caused by mis-timing / desynchronisation of neurotransmitter signals in the speech motor areas of the brain (basal ganglia, striatum, Broca’s area etc). By slowing down, breathing a...

I just hate having to do all this stuff. I shouldn’t have to get on meds, do speech therapy, and practice my ass off just to be able to speak like everybody else. I appreciate the advice, but that’s n...

I’m more than 95% fluent and rarely block/stutter, but when I’m in an excitatory or angry state, I might block a little. But then I use my fluency shaping strategy to stop myself....

Try reading aloud to the beat of a Metronome at 80bpm and see if that helps you improve. Do it daily. As you get better, gradually increase the metronome pace to 100bpm, then 120bpm and so forth. It’l...

When you feel a block coming on, pause, take a silent breathe for 2-3 seconds, hold it for 1 second, then silently release through your mouth for 2-3 seconds and start again on the breathe out....

Try the hand slide. My daughter learned this from her speech therapist and I’ve used it a lot. When you think you’re going to block, slide your hand across your desk or the side of your leg. Any surfa...

I've never understood how fluency and self acceptance are compatible. We are people who stutter. SLPs tell stutterers that who they are is ok, and in the next breath tell them they should to eliminate...

Yes, I’ve learned this too in speech therapy. Breathing from the diaphragm helps as well to elongate the words. Additionally, I over articulate (or emphasize) some of the words I tend to stutter on of...

Yah this phenomenon is called Choral reading/speaking/singing. It works because it re-synchronizes the brain’s speech timing networks through external rhythm, which can be another voice, or even by u...

I’m not seeing why you think she’s at a fluency intensive program. From my understanding, Mackesey advocates strongly for voluntary stuttering in public, lots of disclosure and encourages normal brea...

Cool. And nice to see the program was only 1 week. I went to the University of Alberta (in Edmonton, AB, Canada) for a program much like yours but for 3 weeks way back in the 90s. When I came out i...

Yes I was taught this in speech therapy when I was younger! They referred to it as “easy onset”. It’s one of the many speech habits I learned as a child that has made speaking as an adult so much easi...

I’ve heard of this method… the fat to skinny, not the head slapping haha. I need to try this next time I’m at work, thanks man!...

Oh dang, that’s neat. I heard that you don’t stutter when you sing, so not sure how much that would help lol. But I do think breath exercises will help a lot. Thanks!!...

Yes, I learnt this technique when I went through an intensive 7-day “Smooth Speech” programme many, many years ago, run by the Speech Pathology department at a local university. Soft contact/onsets, ...

This isn't a quick-fix post; it's just something I learnt in speech therapy that worked for me (after years of practice), and I wonder if anyone else has heard of it.

This isn't a quick-fix post; it's just something I learnt in speech therapy that worked for me (after years of practice), and I wonder if anyone else has heard of it. I've commented on this a few time...

I’m 44 and I still do it, but I’ve probably been able to enjoy 98% fluency the last few years. For the last decade, I’ve practiced what is referred to as fat to skinny breathing. Take a deep breath be...

I am a speech pathologist. My expertise is in brain-based teaching. I have spent over 20 years researching how the brain learns. I began my research to learn how to overcome my significant learning di...

I didnt overcome it (nobody does), but pretty damn close. I had a mid to heavy stutter groing up (varied depending on sleep and social setting). As I went through highschool, college and early car...

They mean consonants. The technique is light touches. So if you say a word starting with "S," barely touch your teeth together, and barely tense your lips. Do only what is necessary to produce the sou...