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commentr/StutterJul 5, 2023
5 points

It sounds like the strategies worked just fine in the therapy room, but then didn’t work out in the real world… this is fairly common. Transferring those skills needs to be guided by your SLP; for exa...

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commentr/StutterJul 5, 2023
5 points

>*"Why isn't none of the speech strategies my slp taught me not working?"* Great question! As you pointed out, you mentioned that your problem is "can't move my mouth (during a block)". Additional...

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commentr/StutterJul 5, 2023
1 points

Going only once helped alot more then 3 weeks of regular therapy. So yes, sadly I cut my speech therapy short but will be continuing it once I'm back home. Have to make calls to set it all up again, w...

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commentr/StutterJul 4, 2023
6 points

I’m a person who stutters AND speech therapist. Exposure therapy is not the only option, but the one that requires the least assistance and guidance from a professional. Things my clients do to make...

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commentr/StutterJul 4, 2023
4 points

No dude, stuttering upsets most people and hinders many of our social lives. I have hated stuttering since age 5 when it hopped into my little brain and never left. Exposure therapy works, but it is...

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commentr/StutterJul 4, 2023
7 points

Exposure therapy is only one form of speech therapy. When I learned fluency, we worked in the privacy of the therapist's office, and I practiced daily in private. It was a progressive fluency progra...

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commentr/StutterJul 4, 2023
1 points

It is a German clinic, I don't know how much this is relevant to you: [Kasseler Stottertherapie](https://kasseler-stottertherapie.de/) It somthing like 9000€ for 50 sessions in one year. Thankfully ...

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commentr/StutterJul 4, 2023
1 points

>*"It's all about repetition and re-wiring your brain to overcome the unhelpful habits (that contribute to stuttering). Put in the effort to work on speech. Force yourself to change and take action...

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commentr/StutterJul 3, 2023
4 points

I am 27 and I started speech therapy this year. It worked really good and I am very happy. But I was also lucky to find a good therapist. Did some therapy as child, but most of that wasn't succesful....

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commentr/StutterJul 2, 2023
1 points

It was just regular psychotherapy. My stutter had been mild my entire life but did prevent me from working in my field, psychology, after university because I was very self-conscious. Luckily I marrie...

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commentr/StutterJul 2, 2023
1 points

Yes, I overcame my stuttering at the age of 70 through psychotherapy dealing with an abusive childhood. I've been fluent in English for 6 years, it's my native language, however, when speaking Spanish...

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commentr/StutterJul 2, 2023
6 points

It can make a real difference but only if you find a good therapist who knows how to help, which is the hard part. Most don't understand the issue of stuttering and have outdated ideas and therapies....

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postr/StutterJul 2, 2023
6 points

Have you tried speech therapy as an adult ?

Have you tried speech therapy as an adult ? I have stuttered since I was 5/6 or so. Now, as an adult, I wished my parents took me to a speech therapist. (Don’t hold grudges against them but I do feel ...

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commentr/StutterJun 29, 2023
1 points

I haven't tried the drug but the effect it initially had sound unbelievably good. I had a similar effect after a stutter therapy (didn't work out in the end). There is apparently an effect, when stu...

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commentr/StutterJun 28, 2023
2 points

Check out University of Utah Intensive Stuttering Clinic. They aren't children in the program. This is what helped me since I didn't like speech therapy. https://health.utah.edu/communication-scien...

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commentr/StutterJun 28, 2023
2 points

Did he work at it when he was in therapy? I use the piano lessons analogy. If you only go to your lessons, and don't practice daily, you don't improve. But if you practice every day, and do the work...

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commentr/StutterJun 28, 2023
2 points

Just thinks it’s a waste of time because it didn’t help him at a younger age . Or he didn’t think it did...

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commentr/StutterJun 28, 2023
2 points

Because sometimes I’m not sure if he is just saying that to avoid it. Being he didn’t have much of any improvement when he did it, he uses that like it didn’t help. I’m just thinking being a little o...

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commentr/StutterJun 28, 2023
16 points

>he wants nothing to do w help or therapy That's kind of the stopping point right there. I'm a huge advocate for speech therapy. It is my firm belief that most people can improve their fluency wi...

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commentr/StutterJun 28, 2023
2 points

He’s more like it is what it is kinda kid . Is there a certain kind of therapy that has had better success than others?...

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