commentr/StutterMay 14, 2025

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You're missing out a key point. The fluency shaping techniques don't work, and they never have. This is what the research shows. Theyre unnatural and unsustainable. This, and only this, is why the "field" has pivoted to other modalities. Society hasn't deemed stuttering a problem. We have, because it is a disorder that we suffer from. Stuttering may be the only disorder where the apparant practitioners of the disorder attempt to convince those with the disorder that it's not a problem, that their solution is to accept and move on. This is non sense, and backwards. In addition, you said "the field". Well the SLP field is not the only field that is interested in stuttering. In fact, it is indeed a neurological disorder and acknowledging this fact is the first step towards treating stuttering the way that, we all that stutter, deserve.

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Identity & DisabilityTherapy & ProfessionalCauses & Variability

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Medicalization / NeurodiversityUnhelpful Therapy TechniquesAuthenticity vs. MaskingNeurological & Brain