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commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2024
3 points

Yes it does sound like you have stutter. If you have trouble saying simple sounds such as vowels and constants much less words then I'd say you have a stutter. Fluent speakers can have disfluent speec...

Speech & StutteringCauses & VariabilityTherapy & Professional
Repetitions & ProlongationsBlocks & StoppagesNeurological & Brain+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2024
2 points

First of, you are welcome on this subreddit and thank you for taking the time to try and better understand stuttering and eductate yourself on how best to interact with people who stutter (pws) and ab...

Community & SupportCauses & Variability
Validation & EmpathyNeurological & Brain
commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2024
1 points

I don't know your circumstances but there is a world-famous doctor who uses medication successfully to treat stuttering. He's a psychiatrist and maybe your adult-onset stuttering was triggered by som...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Medication InquiriesNeurological & BrainHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterFeb 20, 2024
1 points

same. The idea that stuttering is psychological is myth. There's a "stuttering" that people who don't have a speech disorder do when nervous or in distress (they just fumble their words and do slight ...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Neurological & BrainMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterFeb 20, 2024
1 points

same. And the idea that stuttering is psychological is myth. There's a "stuttering" that people who don't have a speech disorder do when nervous or in distress and there's actual stuttering where you ...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Neurological & BrainMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterFeb 20, 2024
1 points

I had a stutter in kindergarten, worked on it, then as I got older It came back in college when I was about your age. Had it all through college and went and got an mri after college then saw a neurol...

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Onset & Life-Stage ChangesNeurological & BrainStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterFeb 20, 2024
1 points

Me too. I also stutter when I sing and play saxophone. A Dr. Of stuttering even did a study on me and couldn’t get any conclusive findings...

Causes & Variability
Situational VariabilityNeurological & Brain
commentr/StutterFeb 20, 2024
1 points

I think this is a good imdicator of your stutter being neurological....

Causes & Variability
Neurological & Brain
commentr/StutterFeb 19, 2024
1 points

Pretty sure it's neurological. I stutter when I talk alone too. I stutter when I read passages aloud (in my normal pitch/tone), but not when I purposely speak louder than usual. I don't stutter when...

Causes & Variability
Situational VariabilityNeurological & Brain
postr/StutterFeb 19, 2024
3 points

Why do I stutter even when I talk alone

Why do I stutter even when I talk alone I've read many reports saying that stuttering is caused by psychological reasons. Even when I talk to myself, I stutter. Is my stuttering caused by neurologica...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Neurological & BrainSituational VariabilityBlocks & Stoppages+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 19, 2024
1 points

I feel like there is another entity in me that tries to pause my speech at wrong times and makes me do secondary behaviors and various tics like frowning, eyebrows raising. I feel like I am possessed ...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Neurological & BrainStress & Fight/FlightPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterFeb 19, 2024
3 points

It's a disability that's usually neurological. No one says that tourettes or cerebral palsey has a purpose. you're utterly delusional...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Neurological & BrainMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterFeb 18, 2024
2 points

There are biochemical causes of stuttering to. Dr. Gerald Maguire, MD treats his stuttering patients with medications. They work because neurotransmitters are involved as well as other emotional facto...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Helpful Med OutcomesNeurological & Brain
commentr/StutterFeb 18, 2024
5 points

Interesting theory, I think it's a combination of anxiety and neurons misfiring. I find if I stutter or block long enough I even lose balance or sense of direction. I'm very interested in seeing if El...

Causes & Variability
Neurological & BrainStress & Fight/Flight
postr/StutterFeb 16, 2024
3 points

Declare war on Stuttering! Technology vs. Stuttering.

Declare war on Stuttering! Technology vs. Stuttering. I'm probably not the only one who's thought about the fact that there are 7+ billion of us on this earth. And 1% of them are people who stutter. T...

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Neurological & BrainTrauma & PsychologicalHelpful Med Outcomes+2 more
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2024
1 points

You tell your friends you don’t appreciate it when they speak to you like that about your stuttering. If they don’t like it, then go it alone at school. Don’t get too heated, though it would be tempti...

Community & SupportCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
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commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2024
1 points

Ya. The mechanisms for speech are intricate. Everything that has to coordinate perfectly to speak fluently, most people take for granted....

Causes & Variability
Neurological & Brain
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2024
2 points

Nobody knows for sure but it seems that there are both genetic and environmental triggers involved. That's why I'm curious to learn other's stories. Speech is a very complex function so it doesn't nec...

Causes & Variability
Genetic & Family FactorsNeurological & BrainTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2024
3 points

So you had an injury and began stuttering around the same time, at the age when stuttering typically begins? Correlation does not equal causation....

Causes & Variability
Neurological & BrainTrauma & Psychological
postr/StutterFeb 14, 2024
5 points

My stuttering is mostly gone! Abilify/Aripiprazole

My stuttering is mostly gone! Abilify/Aripiprazole 32M. I've stuttered since I was 8 or 9 years old. I'd rate my degree of stuttering at a 5-7 out of 10, with lots of fluctuations over time and depend...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Helpful Med OutcomesNeurological & BrainStress & Fight/Flight+1 more