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Mcguire Programme Hi Guys, I'm new to this page, and just from scrolling down, I've noticed that the Mcguire Programme has not been brought up much at all. Just some context about me. I've been stuttering for as long as I can remember. Since I was at least 8 yrs old I've been doing Speech therapy to no avail. My family did not really have much money so couldn't afford to go to many sessions, only 10 half hr sessions per year that are subsidised by the Australian Govt. My stutter was quite severe, stuttering on every sentence, and at university, it started to really affect my studies (was studying engineering) At 19 I heard about the programme and it completely changed my life. I now a qualified engineer, work on the side as a high school tutor and I consider myself a great public speaker. I can say that my stutter does not affect my life to any significant degree anymore and this would not have been possible without the programme. I have also seen many people just like me go through it and it has changed their lives drastically as well. I can effectively "turn off" my stutter whenever I want and this has lead to great things in my life. I from time to time relapse into my old speaking ways but I can get back on track with a bit of motivation. I no longer have any association with the Mcguire Programme but I consider it a good starting point for any adults or young adults to get their speech sorted out. I live in Sydney, Australia btw and considering that the Mcguire Programme is an international programme, I'm wondering whether people from other parts of the world are familiar with them and what other people's experiences are.