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I also went as a kid, and I remember the toys. I honestly don't remember anything that actually involved my stutter. I feel like if I went now, I would probably get a lot more out of it....

Yeah, it's difficult and different things work for different people. I'm of the belief that it is not necessary to be a fluent-speaker, and all negative feelings around stammering are related to anxie...

Yeah, it's difficult and different things work for different people. I'm of the belief that it is not necessary to be a fluent-speaker, and all negative feelings around stammering are related to anxie...

Very well said! You presented a dilemma I was contemplating all my life. I tried both ways. It all boils down to Identify problem. The choice to leave it as is seems easy to say but not easy to adapt...

very little effect cause i went when i was a kid and really didn’t like going, so i didn’t really do the practice i was assigned lol...

This times a million ☝️ Speech therapy for stuttering shouldn’t be focused on speech at all. It should be more focused on the emotional and social aspects. It’s worth knowing a few good tricks to get...

Hope it gets better for you, I'm about to go into 11th grade and it definitely has gotten slightly better after seeing a regulat therapist. I still have bad days but also lots of days where it doesn't...

HI I stutter and am a speech pathologist, I am also a stuttering specialist of over 30 years. Lidocmbe often can be used after age 6 however not all therapists are stuttering specialists. I have seen ...

You must've had some real shitty speech pathologists then... I feel for you. I've never heard these from a therapist aside from rhythm tapping (which I still use in various ways today.) It helped me g...

You need to do what you think is right for you. By your description, the two sessions sound rather ineffective, so use your best judgement. There are many speech therapy resources online, have you tri...

Am i making a irrational decision by stopping Speech Therapy

Am i making a irrational decision by stopping Speech Therapy Good day everyone, Long story short is I've been going to speech therapy for the past three months( with one appointment a month), and bas...

It is very challenging to use a book to replace therapy. Buy a book, read it, and if it works great, if not, buy another book. Self-help books regarding stuttering and improving your mental/emotion...

What are you doing to improve your fluency? It's not likely to get better without working towards it. In my opinion a lot of us have had unsuccessful speech therapy, so we believe that speech thera...

Experience on apps to improve stuttering

Experience on apps to improve stuttering Hi everyone! So I got a DM from someone recommending this app called StopStutter and I was wondering if there's anyone here who actually tried it or any other ...

Seems like your speech therapist had not received training in dysfluency bc giving you extra steps that are difficult to use in the moment is not helpful, as you described. The better way is to make...

Hi Sue . Didn’t you have any updates from this research directly from Dr Maguire ? When there was any updates, could you tell us by creating a post , for example ? Thanks so much!!...

The issue is that many SLP’s only receive training in articulation and swallowing disorders, all involving the mouth area. Many people who stutter have developed “mini-PTSD” around talking to other ...

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Help My stutter is getting worse like I can’t even talk really anymore I’m 15 male Austic In the us I tried speech therapy I tried counseling I’m in choir at my school and it’s just making stuff wors...

Retired school speech therapist here. That makes me sick to my stomach to read. Were you getting speech at school? I’m so sorry she put you through that. such ignorance....

There are a few different “types” of speech therapy and an also of dysfluency. Some combinations work leave with client with improved speaking ability and confidence - some will do the opposite....