commentr/StutterNovember 26, 2025

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thank you. I currently have 2 speech therapists. My 2nd one I just recently got during my trip to the Dominican Republic last week, and she’s been helping a lot with the physical aspects of speaking. Whereas my regular speech therapist has helped me more in the cognitive aspects and changing my way of thinking. Both have been great, and my new one i’ve only had 3 sessions with so we’re just getting started. But what I see tends to happen is I do great during sessions, when after I leave and i’m on my own, it’s like I forgot everything and am back to not being able to get a word out. I try to do the techniques to reduce tension, or let in more air, but I just still can’t seem to speak. I got a SpeechEasy device a few years ago through my state, but it hasn’t been practical for me, I can’t seem to pay attention in conversations because i’m too focused on what i’m hearing delayed in the device. I try to ask for accommodations and ask my work partners if they can give report or make a phone call for me, but there’s only so much that can be done in the field i’m in, and at some point I need to be the one to do all these things. I try to do it anyway and get used to the exposure, but it’s so debilitating that my partners are sometimes forced to step in. I try to write my reports on paper and give it to the nurse and explain that I have a stutter so I wrote down my reports, but there are a lot of situations where report needs to be given verbally to entire trauma team and I have not had success there. So that’s kind of where i’m at now, I can’t think of many other ideas that will make this easier for me without being unrealistic in my accommodation. Asking to stay with a paramedic is kinda out of the question because it’s a company wide decision. Luckily my partner works in the education department as well, so he’ll try to hold off on me being switched as long as he can so I can try to figure something out🤞🏽

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Coping & AdvocacySocial & RelationshipsSpeech & StutteringTherapy & Professional

Subthemes

Fluency TechniquesQuality of LifePhysical TensionAssistive Devices