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commentr/StutterMay 1, 2024
13 points

“Most people” is a strong way to put it. If it didn’t work for most people, why would it be an entire industry and field of study? As a person who’s taken 3 different kinds of speech therapy at diff...

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commentr/StutterMay 1, 2024
25 points

I can't speak for anybody else. But I have been on both sides of the fence. I had speech therapy through the public schools in my youth. Not at all helpful. I saw an SLP in my teens for a couple y...

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postr/StutterMay 1, 2024
28 points

Why does speech therapy barely work for most people?

Why does speech therapy barely work for most people? A lot of people here in this sub said they’ve had a stutter since they were a kid, and it didn’t go away or even get better through to years, even ...

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commentr/StutterApr 30, 2024
3 points

Depends where you are. I'm UK, my 4yo has already started and finished speech therapy for his stuttering and we can always be back referred to them if it starts bothering him again. I also have a frie...

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commentr/StutterApr 29, 2024
3 points

Hello, fellow Brazilian! I remember when I was your age, finishing high school and becoming really anxious about my adult life, getting into interviews, jobs and how my stutter would impact my life. ...

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commentr/stutteringApr 29, 2024
1 points

Send me a message, as I am an SLP who would love to help with a free consultation. Then Find you an SLP who matches your needs....

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commentr/StutterApr 28, 2024
1 points

I saw a few therapists in my childhood and teens who didn’t do much at all - and then I found someone in my 20s who was life-changing. So few therapists are properly trained in treating stuttering....

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commentr/StutterApr 27, 2024
2 points

the only speech pathologists that have helped me at all are ones who specialize in stuttering. The only place I've been able to find them is the national institute of stuttering....

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postr/StutterApr 27, 2024
4 points

Has anyone tried talking to a speech pathologist before and did it help?

Has anyone tried talking to a speech pathologist before and did it help? School speech therapy did nothing for me, but I am wondering if a speech pathologist would be better than free public school sp...

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commentr/StutterApr 26, 2024
2 points

I experience stammering in both English and my native language, however, my level of stammering is more pronounced in English. Despite some speech therapists suggesting that I read English books aloud...

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commentr/StutterApr 25, 2024
2 points

Been in speech therapy since the age of 4, now in High School and currently going to the one at my school. So far it hasn’t really been helping. Some of the techniques are useful like easy onset since...

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commentr/StutterApr 25, 2024
5 points

Every stutter is very different and there is likely far more than one single, curable “cause” for stuttering. Lots of variables make it difficult/impossible for any hope of a “blanket cure”. As of now...

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commentr/StutterApr 25, 2024
2 points

Had a hard time dealing with my therapist about it actually if I should go towards acceptance first or should I continue to hope that it will go away with the right treatment and consistent therapy. I...

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commentr/StutterApr 25, 2024
3 points

The most helpful courses I have been on have been based on self-therapy for the stutterer by Malcolm Fraser. It is available for free here - [https://stutteringhelp.org/sites/default/files/Migrate/boo...

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commentr/StutterApr 25, 2024
4 points

Hey, thanks for this. Mentioning my stuttering on the start of a conversation works for me too. Been recommended to take speech therapy but I am yet to try it due to some financial issues I have at th...

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commentr/StutterApr 25, 2024
1 points

Learn to manage your stuttering and to accept it as an adjective of who you are, not what you are. Speech therapy is a way to using techniques to manage your stuttering that can be seen as a layer of ...

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commentr/StutterApr 25, 2024
4 points

Good luck with your interview tomorrow! I am sure it will go really well. I have an internal battle where at times I feel at peace with stuttering and at other times I am not. I find that if I start ...

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commentr/StutterApr 25, 2024
1 points

Have you had any speech therapy? I personally have found speech therapy very helpful. It certainly hasn't been a cure but it has helped me become more at peace with my stutter which has generally help...

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commentr/StutterApr 24, 2024
1 points

I got a masters in Speech-Language Pathology. Upon graduating got a call from a recruiter who set up interviews. Went to interviews, was hired....

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commentr/StutterApr 24, 2024
2 points

Because thats what they are being taught during their study. Most speech therapists dont keep up to date with the latest research....

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