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It gave me a lot of techniques, whether it was syllabic speech, ERASM, or just reducing my secondary behaviors. My stutter was very strong when I was eleven, I repeated myself very often, I tapped m...

They basically teach you a new way of speaking, much more slow and methodical. You need to be very deliberate in your attempts to replace your bad habits with this new technique, otherwise you'll reve...

Speech therapy will not "cure" you, because there is no cure for stuttering. Speech therapy will help you speak more fluently though, yes. I went for over a year, learned some techniques (primarily ea...

**Theoretical and clinical implications** Overall, our findings provide evidence of partially distinct yet overlapping mechanisms underlying different stuttering behaviors, which has important theore...

i had a very severe stutter from when i was 11 til 16ish. there were a couple things that helped me. tl;dr eliminating secondary behaviors, practicing natural breathing patterns, not “slowing down” ...

When I block, I close my eyes and take a breath or two, and that clears it up for a while....

It's all in your breathing, before you speak; take a breath then do a slight exhale, then try it. This will relax your throat muscles and make it easier for you...

I’m not always “fluent” but i think i’ve developed my own way of speaking if that makes sense. Oftentimes that means a lot of word switching if i feel i’m about stutter. Slowing down seems to help a l...

I started reading out loud and slow I still haven’t fixed it but it reduced it by a lot for me To the point some times I don’t stutter for hours There are three stages to it First stage you read the ...

The main thing is to relax, not try To force anything. Breathing is the key to it all. If i start stuttering on a block, i stop talking. (Forcing it will never work and it just gets me more worked up...

For those who achieved fluency on their own without a speech therapist, how did you do it?

For those who achieved fluency on their own without a speech therapist, how did you do it? Appreciate it if those with a severe stutter could reply, but any reply is welcome!...

I'm always on here too trying to find any new tips or hacks that I don't already know, looking for a golden egg, but I'm not sure if there's anything new that we haven't already tried. One thing I can...

stuttering and anxiety stress

stuttering and anxiety stress Friends, I have shared this before. I am working on stuttering. I speak in front of a mirror. I try to speak slowly and pause. At first, my blocks were high. Now they hav...

I did not need any help. I am a speech pathologist and brain based expert. I discovered the importance of breathing for speech based upon the Valsalva response. Stutterers create a tense and interrupt...

Did you get any help with this? I also think my stutter is breathing related. But I don't know where to start....

Victory post and my personal journey so far

Victory post and my personal journey so far Wanted to make a small (big?) victory post and talk about my personal journey dealing with a stutter for the past decade. Around 2018-2019 my stutter was a...

You need to find your breathing rhythm that matches your rate of speech. Remember you need to have easy and continuous airflow during speech to avoid stuttering. It is very hard to accomplish because ...

I was lucky to find the “cure” for my stuttering. It was not overnight success. It took a few months of dedication in order for me to learn how to breathe for speech....

Interestingly, slowing down IS a very helpful way to decrease blocks, but if it’s said for the wrong reasons, and without the proper additional steps, it will be unhelpful. Here’s a post w more info...

I can speak fluently and clearly perfectly fine on my own – the problem only arises in pressure situations. But pronouncing my words more clearly and with that, slowing down a bit, has helped me overc...