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postr/StutterAug 2, 2021
42 points

a way i found to not stutter at all (for internet meetings or voice records)

a way i found to not stutter at all (for internet meetings or voice records) there's a biography movie about stuttering called: The King's Speech (2010). this movie is about that English King in the p...

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commentr/StutterJul 26, 2021
1 points

I don't believe I stuttered when I was alone. Actually that's not 100% true. I remember having to record voicemail greetings numerous times because my stutter came through while I was trying to reco...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Hiding & ConcealmentSituational VariabilityFluency Techniques+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 26, 2021
2 points

Common rhythm based exercises (such as singing, tapping, using metronomes, et.c.) externalizes the pacing of speech production and as such is hypothesized to circumvent the intra-hemispheric issues wi...

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commentr/StutterJul 20, 2021
1 points

Hey ! I’m not promoting or getting any commission from this but i just want to tell you this. I recently found that there are some DAF devices ( https://www.speakforless.com/how-it-works/ ) there are ...

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commentr/StutterJul 20, 2021
1 points

Im also trying to fix this issue and found about speakforless DAF device ( https://www.speakforless.com/how-it-works/ ) and as your in UK you are lucky you have some DSA thing and you can get it for f...

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commentr/StutterJul 19, 2021
2 points

Regarding 3. It all depends, are you depressed? I have been on SSRIs and NDRIs. So. One thing to note with SSRIs and sex. It also gets prescribed for premature ejaculation at low doses. So you tak...

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commentr/StutterJul 18, 2021
15 points

I’m literally going to bioengineering places so I can get a piece of technology that will speak for me like Stephen Hawking. I was in speech therapy for 12 years, all different kinds. I think I have t...

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commentr/StutterJul 18, 2021
1 points

I don't clutter out of a fear of stuttering. I just happen to do both. I can control them to some degree, apparently enough that they bother me more than the person listening whenever I talk about it ...

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commentr/StutterJul 12, 2021
3 points

I participated in a study too... But it was over 20 years ago and it was before they created the device actually. It was basically a.headset with DAF. It was a weird feeling. FWIW, I know someone w...

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commentr/StutterJul 12, 2021
3 points

I actually participated in a SpeechEasy study in college and ended up buying the device. But it mostly takes up room in my sock drawer now. At first, it worked like magic. Like, really amazing. Went ...

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postr/StutterJul 11, 2021
3 points

Does anyone here use a SpeechEasy device?

Does anyone here use a SpeechEasy device? [https://speecheasy.com/](https://speecheasy.com/) It's a device a bit like a hearing aid, but apparently helps prevent stuttering. I think my mum and I wer...

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commentr/StutterJul 7, 2021
3 points

>When you leave a message to someone you literally have to start speaking right away or the system cuts you off and you have to start the process all over. I'm talking about a pause that is under a...

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postr/StutterJul 7, 2021
6 points

Issues with voice to text at work

Issues with voice to text at work I've had my battle with voice assistants in general, but now the robots have inflitrated my place of work. We implemented a new voicemail system and it poses challen...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & WorkTherapy & Professional
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postr/StutterJun 29, 2021
3 points

Use of Virtual Immersion as a Therapy for Stutter and/or Public Speaking

Use of Virtual Immersion as a Therapy for Stutter and/or Public Speaking Has anyone tried virtual immersion as a therapy for their stutter or just public speaking in general? Of course, you would nee...

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postr/StutterJun 17, 2021
15 points

A new speech coach app

A new speech coach app Hi All, I really don't want to spam this sub but I was a beta tester of a new speech coach app that I found useful. I'm not in any way associated with the company who developed...

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postr/StutterJun 13, 2021
3 points

Apps that help with stutter or blocking? 6 year old with desperate parents

Apps that help with stutter or blocking? 6 year old with desperate parents We have a 6 year old who had a considerable stutter pretty early in life. We put him into speech therapy for several months a...

Parent & CaregiverTherapy & Professional
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postr/StutterJun 11, 2021
0 points

A stutterer's experience from 1950 on using an electrolarynx to help manage his communication difficulties

A stutterer's experience from 1950 on using an electrolarynx to help manage his communication difficulties I thought I will share this interesting anecdote I found while researching the effects of tac...

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commentr/StutterJun 7, 2021
1 points

Thank u for suggesting this . I use to play the flute back in HS so I’m familiar with metronomes. So I’ll definitely give it a try thank you...

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commentr/StutterJun 7, 2021
3 points

I have been practicing this thing on my own called metronome therapy. Basically what it entails is reading out loud to a metronome one syllable per beat, on the beat. I like to set it to around 100 be...

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commentr/StutterJun 2, 2021
2 points

I’ve been doing metronome training for about 7 weeks now and have seen no improvements in my fluency whatsoever. I like doing it though because when I read out loud to a metronome, I feel fluent and i...

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