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Speech therapy was valuable to me because I learned techniques like easy onset and light contact, which still work to get me out of bad blocks. Also, speech therapy is, well, therapeutic. It was nic...

"Seems like most people in my position commit suicide."Firstly, please don't suggest things like that... really not called for. The cause of stuttering still isn't known. I don't think every form ...

Types of speech therapy?

Types of speech therapy? I used to attend 45 minutes sessions X2 per week, with a speech therapist and we'd do diaphragmatic breathing and basically say out loud words so that my brain would register...

I went to Hollins (HCRI) in Virginia and it helped. Intensive is a few weeks. Good tools and techniques. You’ll never cure it but can learn to manage it....

Hey dude. I’ve been there. And I’m still at that point from time to time. I started seeing a therapist and it has helped tremendously. I’m almost 33 years old and recently I went to a Stuttering confe...

Early childhood educator who finally addressed my own stutter in midlife. Mom/Dad, you are doing/thinking the right things for your kiddo. Please be very aware that many SLPs have near zero traini...

Sounds similar to me, speech therapy helped but wasnt a cure, I was a little younger (like 4), my parents said it pretty much appeared out of nowhere, am 28 now and pretty fluent although not complete...

It's good you don't want to overreact, in the sense thst you don't want to make the child more self conscious about their stutter by exhibiting a negative reaction to it or communicating that stutteri...

Again, you're nailing it. Thanks. There has been a positive result with the atypical antidepressant, Abilify. I think that might have, along with psychotherapy, given me my fluency. Sue...

A lot of work is based on managing feelings about stuttering, anxiety etc (the iceberg), reducing avoidance, desensitization, educating parents/ teachers on how best to support a kid who stutters, re...

I’ve had a life-long stammer. I just graduated from my degree in Speech and Language Therapy

I’ve had a life-long stammer. I just graduated from my degree in Speech and Language Therapy Proud of myself and can’t wait to get started!🥳...

It sounds like the strategies worked just fine in the therapy room, but then didn’t work out in the real world… this is fairly common. Transferring those skills needs to be guided by your SLP; for exa...

I’m a person who stutters AND speech therapist. Exposure therapy is not the only option, but the one that requires the least assistance and guidance from a professional. Things my clients do to make...

Exposure therapy is only one form of speech therapy. When I learned fluency, we worked in the privacy of the therapist's office, and I practiced daily in private. It was a progressive fluency progra...

That's something that a good speech therapist can help with. The way to move past a block is to make the sound you don't want to make, because that's the sound you feel like you're going to stutter on...

Sorry to hear you’re going through all that! I remember talking aloud in class being a nightmare too alright. One technique I found helpful was slow reading. The idea is you practice everyday just rea...

Some types of stuttering is definitely genetic. Having parents who stutter is a big indicator. I will say that it is definitely not guaranteed. We had success with the Lidcombe Program for my daugh...

Thoughtful post. You obviously went through a major breakthrough here. I would concur with the other person that this isn't exactly passive no matter what angle you approach it from, and you do need ...

Bullying triggered my stutter, but I have never been bullied because of it. My parents talked to the teacher, and they made sure I was still respectful to everyone. It sucks to stand out. I don't rea...

It may be effective for people who stutter (PWS) doing any strategy from any of the 50+ [modalities](https://www.psychology.org.au/getmedia/23c6a11b-2600-4e19-9a1d-6ff9c2f26fae/Evidence-based-psych-in...