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commentr/StutterJan 30, 2025
15 points

Yes. I took speech therapy for years. Some therapists are better than others. It was the best thing I ever did, and when they give you homework, you should do it! ANYTHING you practice will improve. ...

Therapy & ProfessionalCoping & Advocacy
Seeking TherapyPositive Therapy TechniquesFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterJan 30, 2025
2 points

I did speech therapy I went to HCRI actually which specializes in stutters. I find that the tools they taught me can be found online. I found them to be helpful in that environment, however I find the...

Therapy & ProfessionalCoping & Advocacy
Seeking TherapyTherapy ExperiencesFluency Techniques+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 30, 2025
0 points

I’ve tried it for a while (after figuring the basics out by myself — this is basically just syllable tapping) and like other fluency tricks it sounds unnatural and stops working when you get used to i...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Situational VariabilityFluency TechniquesUnhelpful Therapy Techniques
postr/StutterJan 30, 2025
20 points

Found a cool hack for fluent Presentations! - Just need a week preparation!

Found a cool hack for fluent Presentations! - Just need a week preparation! **Have you ever felt more fluent when speaking along with someone, pronouncing the same words at the same time?** Hi everyo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2025
1 points

Out of all three, I’d say option number one. But I wouldn’t spend hours per day reading aloud, even if you just did 20-30 minutes. At the end of the day, whatever happens on the day of the presentatio...

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Fluency TechniquesSeeking TherapyMedication Inquiries
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2025
1 points

Well, I'll tell you that my social life has improved a lot after applying this method, I've tried many other things that stopped working over time, days to be more specific, but this one is really hel...

Coping & AdvocacyTherapy & ProfessionalSocial & Relationships
Fluency TechniquesPositive Therapy TechniquesQuality of Life
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2025
2 points

I started speech therapy at age 5 and have gone my whole life. I have given it my all to get as fluent as I am now. Disfluency has different levels and causes and some people will never be able to tra...

Therapy & ProfessionalCoping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Therapy ExperiencesFluency TechniquesSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2025
2 points

Like with so many other things, it works when you’re alone or briefly when you demonstrate it to others. Not really possible, in my experience, to maintain it, and it, along with other forced cadences...

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Situational VariabilityFluency TechniquesUnhelpful Therapy Techniques
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2025
2 points

I've seen it and it's very interesting, because it would be taking the "method" into real conversation and it helps a lot at the moment, and in the long term it should have neuroplastic changes too, I...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Situational VariabilityFluency TechniquesPositive Therapy Techniques
postr/StutterJan 29, 2025
11 points

Have you tried "Metronome Therapy?"

Have you tried "Metronome Therapy?" Good evening my stuttering brothers, I'm a young Brazilian and I'm using an internet translator, so I apologise for any grammatical errors or inconsistencies. But ...

Coping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Fluency TechniquesAssistive Devices
postr/StutterJan 29, 2025
1 points

Three Options to Prepare for Big Presentation in 45 Days

Three Options to Prepare for Big Presentation in 45 Days Hey all, I need some outside opinions on my situation. I've narrowed my approach down to three options to prepare for a make or break presentat...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionGenetic & Family Factors+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2025
1 points

Positive Self talk , Diagrammatic breathing practice 3 or more times a day for 5 min each time , talking with rhyme and changing accents( for example i stutter when i speak English in Pakistani acce...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & BreathingIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterJan 29, 2025
49 points

NEW stutter exercise from an SLP & psychologist

NEW stutter exercise from an SLP & psychologist NEW stutter exercise from an SLP & psychologist: Yesterday I had my 4th appointment at the SLP-psychologist, and we did a new exercise together (which I...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & BreathingVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2025
7 points

I really advise against using any techniques when speaking. They may form a habit, a tick almost. I have achieved a "Worry-Free" stutter after 2 years of practicing at home and improving my self-estee...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilityTherapy & Professional
Fluency TechniquesAcceptance & PridePositive Therapy Techniques
commentr/StutterJan 28, 2025
1 points

Yes, being a student at college and university can be quite challenging as a stutterer because people are often asked to speak up. I was constantly praying that the teacher wouldn’t ask me anything or...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & MonitoringFluency Techniques+3 more
postr/StutterJan 28, 2025
6 points

Physical tips to reduce stuttering?

Physical tips to reduce stuttering? Does anyone have any actual advice that helps them stop stuttering when you feel like you’re about to stutter in that moment? I’m talking about physical stuff, like...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJan 28, 2025
1 points

Absolutely. On pop idol UK we had a guy called Gareth Gates who could hardly get a word out. During the show they set him up with a speech therapist, and making his speaking more like singing was one ...

Coping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Fluency TechniquesPositive Therapy Techniques
commentr/stutteringJan 28, 2025
1 points

Read aloud for one hour, recite positive affirmations and practice using some speech tools to build up the fluency memory bank. There’s an app called StopStutter which I highly recommend using since i...

Coping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Fluency TechniquesAssistive Devices
commentr/StutterJan 28, 2025
2 points

I used to think the same, that blocking was the automatic behavior, but when I tried to “unblock” and realized I could, and that beneath there is a repetitive stutter! I don’t know how to explain how ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringFluency Techniques+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 27, 2025
0 points

So in layman's terms. If stutterers add "My name is..." before saying their feared anticipated name. It can lead to fluency. Any ideas guys.. how we can replicate this fluency effect without actually ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques