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I'm a total chatgpt addict. I don't really talk to him about stuttering that much but I've mentioned it a couple times. It's really amazing if you just want to vent without anyone judging you. I also...

Hi I stutter too. I understand how hard this is. I tried to desensitize myself. full disclosure I am a speech path now, I would call up restaurants , make reservations (then cancel), use some strategi...

This is great advice. So much truth here. But it’s also undeniable that living through these experiences and emotions and suffering are real and painful. I’m sorry OP that you went through that, but ...

If you go onto the NSA’s website you will see on its home page in the upper right corner that says find a chapter. There you can research to see if there is a chapter (support group) located nearby. T...

My journey of medication for stuttering

My journey of medication for stuttering # Experiences: I have stuttered since childhood and am now 39 years old. Over the years, I’ve tried various therapies, including traditional speech therapy wit...

You’re speaking to an entire global community of people who are going through what you’re going through. Start here. Find the stutters around you. Find National Stuttering Association chapters close t...

If it wasn’t for speech therapy I would have never been educated about what was wrong with me and why I couldn’t speak properly. I see speech therapy as more a self help guide so I could explore my co...

Hmm, this answer needs more context about me. I've been emotionally abused and lived in dissociation/survival mode most of my life (I'm now in my 20's). I went to speech therapy but I think I wasn't r...

Hey. Just wanted to add my thoughts to this. I've spent 120+ hours in speech therapy and – looking back – it didn't really do much. Then again, I struggle with other problems as well and I think I jus...

SLP here, actually just took a course that talked about this. It’s kinda the standard, as currently, there isn’t a gold standard for treatment. Additionally, as one of my professors stated it, the evi...

It's an approximate and symbolic number, i heard it started at 4 actually, probably due to multiple traumatic events and abuses. I don't know which one in particular. It went progressively better star...

I’ve stammered (as we call it in the UK) all my life but it was only about ten years ago that I saw a therapist who really turned things around for me. The big revelation was that the things I had a...

Just started Speech Therapy. How to get insurance to reimburse?

Just started Speech Therapy. How to get insurance to reimburse? Hi guys, I started online therapy and it’s great. I feel better already. They said that my insurance is accepted but my credit card gets...

Yes! In order to apply for speech therapy at my college, I would have to approve of them to record me. It didn’t cross my mind that others will be having access to the sessions😬 That’s very new to me...

A speech therapist's job is more widespread and entails more than just fixing the speech side of it. There are other supports they can and do very often provide if someone doesn't want traditional stu...

I work with some therapists who are board certified and specialized in stuttering across all ages. feel free to message me and I can connect you (spoken from a stuttering speech therapist)...

Sorry I should have said treatment. Yes there are therapies that can make it easier to live with and accept your stuttering. But a speech pathologists job is to try and treat it and there are no effec...

There are several specialists in the Dallas area that treat stuttering. There are many effective ways and programs that focus on improving stuttering. Avoidance Reduction Therapy The C.A.R.E. Mode...

It’s because when the vast majority of the kids grow out of their stutter naturally the pathologists can take total credit for it. When the reality is that there is no effective stuttering therapy....

You're absolutely right; that's why I said it's a mixed bag. Although I guess I did highlight the potential negatives more than the positives that could be encountered. There are certainly many situat...