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commentr/StutterJan 20, 2025
1 points

No, I have a therapist, but I've never really talked about it with anyone because I've tended to minimize its importance to myself since it's so specific and doesn't actually cause communication issue...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringTrauma & PsychologicalIdentity & Self-Perception+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 19, 2025
1 points

My advice would be to figure out what your articulators do when they make a K sound and practice it on its own for a bit. It may seem silly but blocking is not a core stuttering behavior. If you can't...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesBlocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJan 19, 2025
1 points

With consonants, the speech therapy strategy is "light touches." With a letter like B or M, you just barely touch your lips together, just enough to produce the sound. With K, it's a similar concept. ...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesPhysical Tension
postr/StutterJan 17, 2025
2 points

Plosives stuttering, including 'P,' 'M,' and 'B'

Plosives stuttering, including 'P,' 'M,' and 'B' Hello, I'm a 17 year old senior in high school and I recently just got back into speech therapy, as my parents believed my speech got better, when it ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJan 15, 2025
1 points

I use to have a freeze block I would FIGHT!! I’ve grown to speak semi dramatic emphasizing pronunciation almost using a melodic tone… It has helped me immensely.. At times I truly feel I have almost p...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightSituational VariabilityAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterJan 15, 2025
4 points

Today I had Group Discussion practical in college

Today I had Group Discussion practical in college I'm proud that I did it. I'm glad atleast it is over. The topic was related to AI A little backstory, I developed stutter since class 5, it is purel...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Trauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 15, 2025
2 points

In my book stuttering is involuntary disfluency in speech that occurs as repetitions, blocks or "buzzes" (for lack of better term; the way you get stuck on a S or V sound for example). I suppose body ...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJan 14, 2025
8 points

I know what you mean. Whenever I am comfortable enough to talk to someone and I stutter a lot while rambling on and on, after I just need to lie down and breathe....

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Energy & Biological RhythmsPhysical Tension
postr/StutterJan 14, 2025
19 points

Stuttering makes me physically tired

Stuttering makes me physically tired My Stutter is relatively mild, but talking and thinking leaves me so fatigued and drained. When I talk it sometimes feels like all the air has left my body and I'...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Energy & Biological RhythmsPhysical Tension
postr/StutterJan 14, 2025
24 points

stuttering leaves me so fatigued

stuttering leaves me so fatigued It's honestly difficult to express with words(literally) how exhausting this shit is. My stutter is constantly at the forefront of my mind, and it's gotten to the poi...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Energy & Biological RhythmsOverthinking & MonitoringBlocks & Stoppages+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 13, 2025
1 points

Being famous and rich as a stuttering person is easy. Being a common person and stutter is shit: professors humiliated me and gave me bad grades. No matter how I studied, I used to stutter while speak...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & WorkSpeech & Stuttering
Stigma & BullyingSchool & Academic LifePhysical Tension+1 more
postr/stutteringJan 12, 2025
2 points

Heyy guys I used to stutter then it got completely better but slowly it's getting worse again Sometimes I can't say anything at all, the words get stuck When I try to speak, my eyes close my brain feels pressured, and my whole body tenses up Can someone tell me how to fix this? I'm very worried😭🥲

Heyy guys I used to stutter then it got completely better but slowly it's getting worse again Sometimes I can't say anything at all, the words get stuck When I try to speak, my eyes close my brain fee...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & Fluctuation+2 more
postr/StutterJan 12, 2025
3 points

My tips

My tips Hey everyone my life has probably been the same as all yours, horrible memory after horrible memory of blocks in different situations from saying your name to giving a presentation or intervie...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftFluency TechniquesAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
postr/StutterJan 11, 2025
6 points

anyone have any kids with autism that stutters?

anyone have any kids with autism that stutters? my son is 7 and is in first grade. has special therapy classes everyday so hes in his home class for a little over half a day. he started a little while...

Parent & CaregiverSpeech & Stuttering
Early Concern & OnsetParent Emotions & GuiltRepetitions & Prolongations+1 more
postr/StutterJan 9, 2025
4 points

"Stuttering diminishes across the lifespan regarding the presence of stuttering. So it does show that there is nothing inevitable about stuttering. In children and is also true for adults." - NEW stutter hypothesis (2025) from an SLP and Phd researcher

"Stuttering diminishes across the lifespan regarding the presence of stuttering. So it does show that there is nothing inevitable about stuttering. In children and is also true for adults." - NEW stut...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureBlocks & Stoppages+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 5, 2025
4 points

I do it too. :( i blink too i think. I block when i stutter mostly now, so i probably look really stupid with my mouth open totslly tensed up. For some reason i only realized recently how dumb I look ...

Speech & Stuttering
Physical Tension
postr/StutterJan 5, 2025
8 points

Block stutter

Block stutter Just wondering if anyone else has this problem I’ll try and make it quick I’m nearly 19 and have had a block stutter since I was about 11/12, all through primary school I had no problem ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages+1 more
postr/StutterJan 5, 2025
6 points

Do you pull faces when stuttering?

Do you pull faces when stuttering? I sometimes pull faces or roll my eyes back because weirdly enough it helps me get my words out a little bit. It’s really weird, can anyone relate and how do I make ...

Speech & StutteringCoping & Advocacy
Physical TensionVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterJan 3, 2025
5 points

Yikes! Reminds me of when I had secondary motions one time when ordering food, and someone asked me if I was cold. They thought I was shivering....

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Physical TensionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJan 3, 2025
10 points

I had a hard block with a lot of secondary motions when talking with a bartender and she told me I didn’t have to malfunction...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Physical TensionShame & EmbarrassmentHiding & Concealment