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I actually stutter myself, so I’m very much connected to the stuttering community. As an SLP, I’ve also worked with many stutterers through therapy. From my experience, most stutterers primarily want ...

Part this, I learned from this speech program I attended a couple years ago. It was called the Stutter with Confidence program. The resetting part ( relaxed exhale after you block and use coastal brea...

The prospect of greater control is welcomed with open arms, as you can imagine. Suffice it to say, I believe acceptance is essential before any therapy. By acceptance, I mean not hiding and openly s...

It’s awesome that you were able to face the fear of stuttering. I hope you never downplay that, because it’s an extremely hard thing to do. So, kudos. We can agree to disagree on the fact that it need...

It’s awesome that you were able to face the fear of stuttering. I hope you never downplay that, because it’s an extremely hard thing to do. So, kudos. We can agree to disagree on the fact that it need...

Sadly, there are tons of SLPs that avoid treating stuttering because it scares them. And, it’s not exactly cut and dry like a lot of things in the communication disorder world. But, there are still pl...

Very on point but I wonder if it is followed through?  Do these SLP's still give advice on how to stutter or stutter easier?  Like elongation, etc which still leads down a path of correctiveness even ...

Sure, “disfluency” might be recognized by the FDA as something that needs attention. But, that doesn’t mean stuttering at its core is wrong. If you stutter with no negative feelings or physical tensio...

Some people want to sound more fluent and that’s totally fine. I’m more in the camp of reducing struggle, because sounding like a fluent person isn’t realistic IMO. But, some combo of desensitization ...

Reading a book is good way to improve communication?

Reading a book is good way to improve communication? Hi Everyone, I also facing serious stuttering issue long time ago but with the help me consoling i also to solve my stuttering my a lot but still n...

Thank you for sharing your perspective as someone who has personally navigated stuttering throughout your life. That experience gives you insights many don't have. I understand your concern about int...

Great stuff, Costal Breathing has been the technique I come back to most from my experiences. Really gives a sense of control. Any of these courses in Ireland? Would love to attend...

The Before and After of Costal Breathing - it's time for a real-life case study!

The Before and After of Costal Breathing - it's time for a real-life case study! Hello all! I work with a UK charity called Empowering Voices, which is now almost a year old. We run costal breathing c...

And he set up speech therapy for me, kind of a speech camp down at Hollins Communication Research Institute (HCRI) taught me over 12 days how to breathe correctly…yes at 25 years old, I learned how to...

As a clinical hypnotherapist that works with people who stutter I let them know that when I hear certain key words, I know the direction of where the statement is going so instead of you paying me for...

I still use a lot of what I learned lol maybe depends on the person. I’m slowly working with him. Therapist said it’s some what normal at the age but when he starts school to look into it...

I’ve been a Speech-Language Pathologist for 40 years and have worked with scores of people who stutter. Twenty years ago I was a SpeechEasy dispenser and I stopped for several reasons. The biggest o...

I have one. I got it in 2023. It helped a tiny bit, plus it was like an emotional support for me just having it in my ear. However, using it in noisy settings was the worse. I used mine for probably...

AI Speech Therapist! Try Now!

AI Speech Therapist! Try Now! I've struggled with stuttering since childhood, so I built an AI-powered tool to help others. It listens to your speech, pinpoints stuttering patterns, and offers targete...

The McGuire Programme is effective and has helped hundreds of people. It's worth considering, though, alternatives that have a similar approach. If you are in the UK there is a charity called [Empower...