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commentr/StutterApr 27, 2016
1 points

If you can go to a doctor and get some medication. I tried for two years to beat anxiety on my own and just couldn't do it. It would get better until it would come back worse. ...

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commentr/StutterApr 26, 2016
3 points

I hated and denied my stutter when I was in high school to the point of paranoia. If you think your stutter is negatively affecting your ability to have a job and family then go to a university that ...

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commentr/StutterApr 26, 2016
1 points

I can only speak from experience when I say that please please please don't send ur 2 year old to speech therapy or make him self conscious of his stutter most kids until 8-9 years old won't even teas...

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commentr/StutterApr 25, 2016
1 points

Hey, I think this is a really big issue. I've found that a support system is incredibly helpful, even if it isn't from your own family. The way I would deal with it is I would find a safe place where ...

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commentr/StutterApr 21, 2016
1 points

If you are in university see if your school has a CS&D clinic or see if there are any local support groups in your area....

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commentr/StutterApr 21, 2016
2 points

Disclosure: I'm an SLP student, not a person who stutters. You could try attending a local National Stuttering Association. I've attended a few meetings this year. It seems like a safe space to share ...

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commentr/StutterApr 21, 2016
1 points

Does your college have a CS&D clinic? I had given up, but coming to college I decided to get therapy from the CS&D graduate school....

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commentr/StutterApr 20, 2016
1 points

I am in therapy with my University's CS&D clinic (the first one ever established in the US), so it's with graduate students training to be slp. We started with mindfulness and "light contacts." ...

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commentr/StutterApr 18, 2016
2 points

Go to a university if there is one close by. If they have a speech program they probably need clients and are pretty cheap....

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commentr/StutterApr 16, 2016
4 points

More than you'd think! My mentor is a prominent slp who stutters. Many stuttering researchers in the field stutter themselves as well. ...

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commentr/StutterApr 16, 2016
3 points

>an SLP and a person who stutters Ooh, that's interesting. There aren't a lot like you around, are there?...

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commentr/StutterApr 14, 2016
3 points

As someone who grew up a significant stutter that has become a mild one thanks to speech therapy, I recommend talking to them about therapy. My parents were supportive and I'm very grateful for that. ...

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commentr/StutterApr 13, 2016
3 points

Credentials: I'm an speech therapist in a high school and I work with kids your age who stutter and their teachers/parents. Unless your stutter is causing big issues in your classes (e.g. you refuse ...

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postr/StutterApr 12, 2016
0 points

Has anyone tried or come across the 'Etalon Program'? Its hosted by a woman called Anna Deeter from a website called www.livestutterfree.com.

Has anyone tried or come across the 'Etalon Program'? Its hosted by a woman called Anna Deeter from a website called www.livestutterfree.com. I've been doing extensive research recently and I'm just v...

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commentr/StutterApr 10, 2016
2 points

yeah, first let me put up a note to please excuse the tone of this post if it sounds too aggressive. Yeah but we both know SLPs barely work with stutterers. And in grad school, they have maybe one "f...

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commentr/StutterApr 9, 2016
2 points

:| Maybe call them [_Speech-Language Pathologists_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speech-language_pathology) instead, leaving out the "therapist" part. Or _clinicians_, as the text says. But I suspec...

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commentr/StutterApr 9, 2016
2 points

My dad has paranoid issues and thinks therapists are out to get him. I have seen a few in secret, but they didn't help much except for offering the strategies I call the "retard talk". My mom understa...

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commentr/StutterApr 9, 2016
4 points

>I have to sit down with my dad and say my name over and over again until "I learn to say it". Never once have I had a conversation with him without hearing "slow down," "focus", or any other bulls...

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commentr/StutterApr 7, 2016
1 points

Hello! Nice to hear from you! Would you be interested in chatting sometime? If so, PM me! Looking forward to hearing from you either way :-)...

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commentr/StutterApr 7, 2016
1 points

A therapist won't hange anything anyway. They will help you how to breathe that's it. And we all know stuttering is not only about how your breath....

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