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commentr/StutterApr 6, 2016
1 points

all of the therapists I have been to in my life tell me to do this. "read something you are interested in out loud 30 minutes a day." I think it is complete BS for me personally. I dont stutter when I...

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commentr/StutterApr 5, 2016
1 points

I had a speech therapist make me do this when I was 12 or 13 and not only did it not seem to help but I fucking hated doing it. I think my therapist wanted me to do 15 minutes a couple times a week b...

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postr/StutterFeb 2, 2016
2 points

Voice recording homework

Voice recording homework My German teacher gave us homework, to read out two paragraphs about Anna Frank and her diary aloud. By recording and sending her the voice message. This reminded me of my spe...

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commentr/StutterDec 28, 2015
1 points

It works for some people, but for many others it doesn't. I tried the SpeechEasy and FluencyMaster (similar to the speecheasy, but the annoying buzzing is only when you speak). It works by basically t...

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postr/StutterDec 28, 2015
4 points

Been using speech easy for a few months

Been using speech easy for a few months And to be honest it's a piece of crap. I have noticed 0 change at all. I honestly don't see how it's supposed to work. I mean, I can't even get a beginning soun...

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postr/StutterDec 14, 2015
2 points

Have you guys gone to the doctors about your stutter? If so, what did they recommend?

Have you guys gone to the doctors about your stutter? If so, what did they recommend? I went to a speech therapist before and "graduated". My stutter was reduced but not vanished. It was only reduced ...

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commentr/StutterJul 19, 2015
1 points

I had a 6% percent disfluency that was still ranked severe, because instead of a stammer or little catch in my voice it was a full on indefinite stutter that I couldn't recover from. Speech therapy d...

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commentr/StutterMay 23, 2015
1 points

I have around 20 years of experience with different kinds of speech/stutter therapy. It never helped me get more control over my speech longterm. I would estimate, based on experiences in last group t...

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postr/StutterMay 22, 2015
4 points

Does anyone here find speech therapy actually useful?

Does anyone here find speech therapy actually useful? I did 5 years of speech therapy in elementary school (where thankfully it was free). I don't remember a whole lot of what happened, but it seemed ...

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commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2015
1 points

Ah, okay. I see where you're coming from. And that might be meaningful, but I still have issues ... 2 subjects in each group dropped out so really you should exclude them in your calculation (particul...

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commentr/StutterFeb 13, 2015
2 points

I think you're probably right, about speech therapists who truly understand stuttering. They are probably in the minority. I was hoping actually that I would see a speech therapist who was a PWS thems...

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commentr/StutterFeb 12, 2015
7 points

Welcome to fluency based therapy. everything goes great in therapy and they assure you that if you just practice your techniques and put in the work, you'll be fluent. I mean, look at how great you so...

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commentr/StutterFeb 5, 2015
3 points

SLP graduate student chiming in here. First things first, please listen to the other replies and stop jerking your head. It is a secondary behavior and it will only make it WORSE. How do you stop the ...

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postr/StutterJan 7, 2015
2 points

thoughts/experiences/results/advise for Camperdown Program (Australian based) or any other therapy programs for adults/adolescents who stutter.

thoughts/experiences/results/advise for Camperdown Program (Australian based) or any other therapy programs for adults/adolescents who stutter. Hi, I'm a student speech pathologist. I'm just looking...

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commentr/StutterJan 1, 2015
3 points

Thanks for taking the time to contribute and write such a nice post. What you're talking about sounds pretty similar to fluency shaping, where you retrain the way you speak to speak more "correctly". ...

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commentr/StutterJan 1, 2015
1 points

I've seen two speech therapists in 3 years, one was completely useless and had no impact, and the second one was freakin awesome. She moved away though. Sucks dont it And yeah I could have pointed ...

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commentr/StutterOct 26, 2014
1 points

I guess I have a bad experience with speech therapy when I was a kid. I was in it for 3 years, and while my teacher was a very sweet lady, I didn't get much out of the sessions. It was all focused on ...

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commentr/StutterSep 30, 2014
2 points

When I attended a certain speech therapy school in Virginia this is what they taught us. I came out sounding like a robot and soon relapsed. Not an effective speech therapy, also very expensive!!...

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commentr/StutterSep 5, 2014
1 points

I went to a clinic when I was in 6th grade and it was a bad experience for me personally. I was in there with kids who were handicapped and seemingly incoherent. We would all sit around in a table and...

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commentr/StutterAug 29, 2014
1 points

I started stuttering around age eight (don't really remember because it didn't bother me as much as a kid). It is also genetic for me, as I have an uncle that stutters and I'm pretty sure my dad himse...

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