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Before i went on intensive speech therapy, I used these at school and they work a treat. While I recommend you don’t rely on them, if you have a speech or meeting or interview, I say you should use th...

I must agree, this is my first comment on reddit, I made it just for my stuttering family because we're all one. Not going to lie, i scammed through your story bro and I agree. I wanted to say that fr...

Hi, what I found to be helpful would be to write a script of what you most commonly say. I found that if I stutter reading the script helps me stay on task. Also it gives you a chance to eliminate...

My dad has a stutter, just like I do as his son. As he was much older than me when I was a kid, he had learned techniques and methods which he could teach me early on, while I was concurrently doing s...

I've done this with friends using a phone app. I didn't seem to stutter any more than the app made my friends stutter, but I was able to overcome this new kind of stuttering much faster than my friend...

I tried one of those “speech devices” Wednesday. It was strange.

I tried one of those “speech devices” Wednesday. It was strange. I went to the University of Washington a few days ago and they ran some tests on me and my speech patterns. I had to wear headphones an...

I have read about that as well, stuttering definitely is a vicious cycle. You don't want to stutter, so you over think when you speak which leads to more stuttering.... Its a vicious cycle. &#x20...

The intake appointment at the chiropractor was $190 and $50 each for the twice a week 15 minute appointments BEFORE insurance reimbursement, which I hear will be just a $10 copay for each of those and...

Everyone does when they get nervous. Stutters just get nervous more often since its the talking part that gets us. A good drill when you're alone is to talk extremely slowly and pronounce every syllab...

The only way we get over these feelings is putting ourselves out there. People will be jerks along the way but you develop a callous to it. Why don’t you try it? Get a mic or a headset that gives you...

Do you want some drills that you can do? Been the speech therapy and got some good ones. If not, my advice is to slow down. Slow down your thinking, slow down your breathing, slow down your rate or sp...

Need help

Need help Hi Everyone, Iv been involved with the McGuire programme in england for the last 10 years and it changed my life,m but Iv moved to America and my speech has deteriorated dramatically witho...

Any speech therapy I can look into?

Any speech therapy I can look into? I was just assigned to be a teacher assistant in the upcoming semester. I’m new to this school, to this city, and I’m an alien. If I want to earn some respect, I be...

Helps for me as well. I practice reading out loud or just tell random stories, after doing that I always feel more confident while speaking to people. I'm afraid this might turn into a bad habit thoug...

One of the biggest things with stuttering is the breath. Whenever I get blocked up to a point, I just stop and take a deep breath. I know it's one of the most common things that we are told, but it's ...

Definitely helps me too. I see it as reinforcing the “fluency pathways” in my brain so they are easier to find in regular speech....

Sorry about the wall of text. Do you mean tips on how to alleviate stuttering? I'd say pre-voice exhalation, easy onset, light touches, linking, and cancellation. Pre-voice exhalation: before you b...

I used to read the newspaper out loud on my lunch break and practice enunciating words and using inflection. It helped....

This does help. I do this a lot whenever i'm alone reading an article or something, I'll read it out loud slowly and clearly, and it certainly does help....

Talking to self to help stuttering

Talking to self to help stuttering I’ve been stuttering since I was 11 (I’m 17 now) and it has certainly made my life more difficult. I also picked up the habit of talking to myself when alone a few y...