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Yup. It literally only worked for me one time and I relapsed over the summer, right before school started. My last attempt was only a few years ago and as an adult, she tells me that she really only d...

Middle school I had the worst speech therapist. She did nothing for us besides make us watch The King's Speech for the whole school year and highlight shifty resumés. Yeah. I'd rather stutter for th...

I've been reading the past few days too. I think I may have Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). Many symptoms fit me. I'll discuss this with my doctor. Maybe if I take Ritalin (methylphenidate) for AD...

[CBT](https://www.google.com/search?q=cbt+%22proven%22+%22stuttering%22) is also proven effective for treatment of stuttering. Correct me if I'm wrong...

You had a bad therapist. Unfortunately there are more bad than good, but it's not all their fault. Training on stuttering is awful and many grad students still get taught outdated therapies that are n...

Insanely bad therapist. When searching for an Speech Therapist, make sure they know how to completely treat stuttering....

Has anyone else had a bad experience with speech therapy?

Has anyone else had a bad experience with speech therapy? Speech therapy seems to be the only proven treatment for stuttering but I tried it for about 6 months and frankly I found it useless and embar...

The fake stammering is actually encouraged by modern speech therapists....

Thanks for the info. He hasn’t been in speech therapy for a long time. I’m planning on finding a good slp to coincide with getting the device- even if it doesn’t work, I’m still going to have him try ...

I worked harder in college (eventually) because of my stutter. Over compensated, overachieved is the term, I think. It helped a lot. Be practical about your education. Unless you are absolutely passio...

I understand your point. But considering how varied our personal experiences are, and with the fact I tried to face mine all alone to no avail, it will be wise to consider getting a "good speech thera...

I’ve heard about and experienced success with Abilify. It's an atypical antidepressant. I was also undergoing psychology therapy for my abusive childhood and when realized I no longer stuttered, we d...

I *had* almost identical blocking situations. Tim Mackesey podcast - start at beginning and be prepared to do some uncomfortable work...

Move on and try a different therapy approach. Different strokes for different folks. Move on NOW. It’s your life. BTW, I used Hollins and found it useful. Not a cure but got tools that took that power...

Best of luck. Don't hesitate to reach out if you need any advice or have questions. This is a great community and everyone here wants to support each other. I always advocate for speech therapy to im...

Ask your speech therapist for a referral to another SLP. If what your therapist isn't doing isn't working, there are other types of programs out there. You shouldn't have to figure this out on your ow...

Might not be the right therapy fit for you. There are different approaches. What does your speech therapist say about your concerns? Have you had any improvement in your fluency? Is it a program w...

can it happen that no matter how much a speech therapist is an expert and has experience in speech therapy, that cannot help you, I am speaking from my experience that i have in speech therapy, 2 years and still nothing, none of the techniques are working even though I have tried hundreds of times

can it happen that no matter how much a speech therapist is an expert and has experience in speech therapy, that cannot help you, I am speaking from my experience that i have in speech therapy, 2 year...

Can you find an online speech therapist? One that does zoom calls? You could both attend the meetings so you can help him face to face while they give him pointers....

My three year old has a stutter.

My three year old has a stutter. He doesn't really care now because he is a child. I don't want him to have the unpleasant experiences I've had all my life as a stutterer. I want him, like every paren...