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Luckily not but the "Th" sound particularly in "Thank you" has been pretty hard for me the last several years. Seems to slowly fluctuate which sounds give me trouble. So many times, literally uncoun...

Maybe your definition is what people call silent blocking and Parry is referring to a different form of blocking....

That's awesome! Kids with stutters def need to know that life doesn't end. I can imagine how the beeps and sounds of a fast food restaurant must be distracting and make speech more difficult, sounds t...

As a stutterer and a flutist I didn't think this was possible / have never experienced it. Fascinating indeed. What happens when you hum along to your piano playing?...

I've been waiting on someone to say something about this! I stuttered sometimes while playing the saxophone, and I didn't know how to stop it. My dad didn't even believe me and he is a stutterer. ...

I have a mild stutter.. I haven't experienced stuttering when hearing songs in my head, but I play the guitar and I often stutter when playing. Especially when I'm practicing and playing the same lick...

I attended a clinic in the 90s, I think they taught prolonging was on vocalized sounds like vowels and mnlrvvwz, sounds that need your larynx. Blocking was hard sounds like bcdkpt etc...

Differences in blocking?

Differences in blocking? You guys are most likely familiar with the Valsalva Control Therapy by William D. Parry but one thing that kind of confuses me is that he keeps on talking about ''blocking'' w...

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y tho why is it always when ppl make stuttering characters its al-al-al-ways li-li-like t-t-his? what about ppl like me who get blocks and people who stretch their vocals?? and ppl who mess up their...

Yeah! This is elongation. Where you slide into the sounds and lengthen all the sounds (vowels is easiest). You're fluent when you sing because your brain responds to speech differently than music. B...

100% fluency with this is quite the feat! I'm glad you seem to have such great sucess with it. For me, I was taught this is my school speech therapy but I admittedly never gave it much effort until ...

What will work also depends on what kind of stutter you have. I found out that technically I don't have a stutter in the typical way, but cluttering. My treatment is more a consciousness of what bri...

I have a stutter and I clutter sometimes as well. You're not alone. It can be embarrassing. And like you, I too have high anxiety because I'm so aware of it. And it makes me think about how others per...

Is anyone familiar with cluttering, a related condition to stuttering?

Is anyone familiar with cluttering, a related condition to stuttering? I have had a problem speaking for more than 20 years. I have what is known as cluttering, which is related to stuttering. My prob...

When I answer questions, I can't even say a single word properly. So, they can't understand what I'm saying. Also, I speak pretty fast. This adds to my problem even more. My stuttering is albeit diffe...

I'm glad you found something that works for you. I have a question, it's easy to mouth 'peanut' to yourself, but how does this work when speaking to others? Slightly off topic- This might seem like...

I think the problem with the phone is they can't see that I'm trying to get something out and give me time. On the phone they just hear silence for a few seconds and start talking again. ...

1) I'm not really sure. Most of the time I'm covert, but it depends who I'm with. 2) It varies. I'd say about a 2 or 3, rising to a 6 when I'm in a situation I'm more likely to stutter in. 3) Weirdl...

1) I'm not really sure. Most of the time I'm covert, but it depends who I'm with. 2) It varies. I'd say about a 2 or 3, rising to a 6 when I'm in a situation I'm more likely to stutter in. 3) Weirdl...

What's the difference between a mild moderate and severe stutter? Can you provide any examples

What's the difference between a mild moderate and severe stutter? Can you provide any examples Was never quite sure where I fell in that spectrum. I always assumed I was moderate but I could be mild. ...