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Had a stutter since I was 5 it’s still here but not as bad I’m now 26 .. so reading this it makes sense with the lower volume I have everyone asking me “what did you say” or can you speak louder and a...

My dad had stutter for less than a year, when he was younger.  My friend (not a friend actually we just know each other whatever) got it because of his father, and I have seen a lot of people with the...

4yr old started breath stuttering?

4yr old started breath stuttering? We intend to call our doctor tomorrow just to rule out anything serious, but he's had a developmental stutter since he was two that comes and goes. We notice a patte...

I do this too! I think it’s cause of excitement and being with people who I know and I’m close with. I just laugh it off majority of the time cause everyone I’m close with knows I stutter and 10x wors...

If you block when you stutter (as in, your voice turns off), then TMJ isn’t causing that, which is obviously something by going on with the larynx, not the jaw and articulator muscles. I guess TMJ mig...

Happy New Year!! And I know what you mean. Sometimes you can't even explain yourself or even deescalate a situation because of the words aren't coming out for that either. Thing is though with stutt...

Seeking Advice: Dealing with Intermittent Stuttering and Looking for Solutions

Seeking Advice: Dealing with Intermittent Stuttering and Looking for Solutions Hey guys, I have mild stuttering. Most people I know don't realize I have this problem, but sometimes I experience real...

Advice for the mom of a child with a stutter?

Advice for the mom of a child with a stutter? Hi all: My husband and my 12YO son both have fairly severe blocking stutters. My husband has been a lot of help to me in understanding stuttering and hel...

Does anyones stutter randomly vary in severity?

Does anyones stutter randomly vary in severity? I'm in my late 20s now and have stuttered since I was a kid, maybe since 7-8 years old I think? It was horrifically bad as a teenager and then I think i...

You are a “stop stutter”? Me too. Honestly I want to be able to go back to the repeated sounds instead of just looking like I’m thinking too hard, or working too hard to talk. (My opinion) I develope...

How can I stutter more gracefully?

How can I stutter more gracefully? I want to gently tap the repetitions so I don’t spit, bite myself, or have my eyes roll into the back of my head. I want to feel comfortable stuttering. Yes. The ki...

I agree that sharing opinions and having debates is a good thing. But, when blocking is included in the clinical definition of stuttering and SLPs teach techniques to get through blocks, saying that b...

That doesn't matter. Blocking in that manner still contributes to disfluent speech. It's still stuttering....

Maybe because you're telling them what they're doing isn't stuttering?...

Then why on Earth are you saying blocking isn't stuttering?...

True, you didn't, but it seems like that's what you're implying. You literally said blocking isn't stuttering. In other comments, you said a stutter is easier than blocks....

Iv stuttered my whole life and never repeated sounds, only blocks, pauses, teeth chattering and choking....

Blocks are one of the 3 primary types of stuttering, after repetition and prolongation. It's involuntary, so it doesn't hide anything - it IS the stutter. Stuttering is defined by an involuntary disru...

Don't know why others are negative about your point, I think it's very reasonable and true. By 'Stuttering' I think you meant specifically the stammer part. I haven't tried just letting the repetitio...

Isn't OP oversimplifying and misrepresenting by saying blocking isn't stuttering just because it's not repetition a repetition of sound? >Stuttering is a speech disorder characterized by repetition o...