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The simplest was I can describe stuttering is 1- neurological difference + anxiety/avoidance= stuttering. For some the neurological side is primarily the cause. There are young children who have n...

I agree, but what does it mean exactly? I mean different brain activity doesn't mean causality, it may be just another factor, that as you said with traumas, experiences, etc. can increase stuttering....

It has been widely accepted that stuttering is a neurological difference in the brain. The stuttering itself may initially be very mild; however, social/emotional aspects such as anxiety, stress, tra...

The real cause of stuttering

The real cause of stuttering Hi, I'm new to the sub, I have stuttered since I was 3 or 4 years old, now I am 24 but in recent months I began changing view on this problem and I would like to share wha...

I dont believe so, I think stuttering it's the symptom of a missing piece of the personality, which is a healthy view of one's abilities and a good self image, unfortunately something went wrong with ...

I couldn't even make it a few minutes into the movie. I had a bit of trauma or bad experience with another movie before that that had someone who stuttered or stammered, although it was part of his m...

As early as 7 I remember being slapped each time for speaking the way I do. My mom said I did this to myself and I have to force myself to stop. Every time I tried to have a conversation with anyone i...

Mine has gotten better with time... I had a severe stutter resulting from a traumatic event at the age of 5. Years in speech therapy without effect. I think the negative impact of my stutter peaked in...

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 ...

There arent different "stutterers". You've developed different avoidance behaviors. A whole smorgasbord of them! Doubtful it's psychogenic or trauma (which isn't a cause unless you're talking about ph...

What type of stutter is this?

What type of stutter is this? What type of stutter do i have I am pretty young and still in school, I’ve taken speech classes and have used all the tools, and after all of it my stutter still is pres...

What type of stutter do i have

What type of stutter do i have I am pretty young and still in school, I’ve taken speech classes and have used all the tools, and after all of it my stutter still is present and it gets worse every ye...

Another speech therapist here. I am aware of a few people who were raised in abusive homes, who stopped stuttering after they left home. I think PTSD can, unfortunately be a major aspect of stutterin...

Well, as a speech language pathologist and stutterer, that explanation is a first for me. While emotional or psychological trauma can cause stuttering in rare circumstances, it usually happens suddenl...

Mother

Mother So while having my first sessions with my speech therapist, she asked me if I had issues with my mother and if her attitude change frequently ( it means sometimes she can be nice and sometimes...

Did you ever take antidepressants pills or dopamine boosting pill? It will give ypi short time happiness and relaxation and you will stutter less but it’s very dangerous for mental health. I was trie...

Why is stuttering so mocked?

Why is stuttering so mocked? No but seriously, it’s so mocked most people makes it a normal thing. Shown in so many TV shows, and in fact how it’s usually portrayed. Like they are dumb, nervous, or as...

Regarding the monster study, my take on it are the following learning points: * The children learned that disfluencies or stuttering is bad, right? So, we can learn that viewing stuttering as bad can...

So what is your take on the [Monster Study](https://youtu.be/h5yPwWybgD4?si=TBxkJvKLFixw942s) ? Was it simply orphans were forced to care about the reaction/unreaction of the listener? And because th...

Yeah. I did. I had a bully growing up that every weekend would get super drunk every weekend and start looking for a fight. I was much smaller than him so no matter what he would always win and beat m...