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I’m not an expert—I’ve just talked about stuttering with some speech pathologists as a person who stutters. Stuttering severity is generally determined by percentage of syllables stuttered on, 3-4% be...

I started with a book by William Parry who talks about the relationship between the Valsalva response and stuttering. He talks about that if you want to be fluent you need to maintain, easy airflow d...

I became fluent after learning about the relationship between airflow and stuttering. Once I was able to maintain airflow during speech I stopped stuttering. I have never had a relapse....

Stuttering research is increasingly showing that stuttering is a neurological disorder. So, stuttering should be treated and managed like any other neurological disorder. This is medication that treat...

A good test is to take a sentence from a text and repeat it by mouthing it with no voice. If you do not stutter then you know it is not a problem in articulating the word. Usually it is a problem with...

This is the HARDEST part of reaching fluency. A stuttering brain instructs the vocal cords to close during speech whereas a fluent brain instructs the vocal cords to remain open during speech. You are...

Can you speak more on teaching your brain how to maintain consistent airflow? I feel like I struggle with this as well...

I am one of those people. I am a speech pathologist who is also a lifelong stutterer. I always felt ashamed and embarrassed by my stuttering. I decided to do research on how I can become fluent. I ask...

I hope I was able to provide enough information for someone who has stuttered their whole life, like me, to become fluent. I was lucky in that I am a speech pathologist who has an expertise in brain b...

Fluent speakers don’t stutter because they don’t have anything going wrong with the process of smooth speech. Stutterers stutter because something neurological is happening in the brain that is preve...

No, it’s a literal disability by the ADA….all speech impediments are disabilities by the ADA. A disability is anything that negatively affects major aspects in life more than the average person. Since...

He’s been open about his stutter for decades https://youtu.be/jUFA6JUaAPY?si=ULF3lXBooLUJ68tX https://youtu.be/KBjefNL2pec?si=SpzlsvGLKXvfxqVC https://youtu.be/_mlkpb08Zh8?si=00HsD_UmnnJcwUEN He w...

If you are a stutterer and don’t want to stutter you can mouth the words with no voice and stuttering stops. The stuttering does not occur in your mouth but rather in your voice. Many stutterers know ...

what kind of breathing and speech techniques did he tell you? and how do you even determine whether your case is due to a neurological issue or trauma or whatever?...

I certainly know how you feel. I am a lifelong stutterer as well as a speech pathologist. Communication is everything in my field. I was able to get through the days one day at a time. I always felt a...

Yeah, it's not so in line with current research but then I don't think there's enough time or money being spent on stuttering research to get the full picture. As you say, it could indicate neurologic...

Interesting take on the cause. Scientifically speaking it’s not so accurate of why we stutter. I am completely aware of my surroundings but my muscles just don’t want to comply. Your assumption could ...

I have read a lot of what you have said and agree as well as disagree. I am a speech pathologist who is a lifelong stutterer. I am lucky in some ways due to the fact that I kind of knew where to look...

I read William Parry's book and I understand how stuttering occurs and how block occurs, but can you explain how I can voluntarily control my vocal cords?...

I was lucky in that I am a speech pathologist as well as a lifelong stutterer. I was lucky in the sense that I knew where to look to find the “cure”. I found the cure studying fluent speakers and by a...