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Familiarising yourself with a well prepared script always helps because you don’t need to think on the spot. You’re just regurgitating the material you’ve practiced and memorised. The issue arises wh...

It’s very well known that there’s a higher percentage of children with ADHD and a stutter, than children without ADHD and stutter. Compared to general population: - General childhood stuttering ra...

I recently did an assessment for ADHD and it revealed I have a very high Inattentive ADHD score. I’m going to have to see a Psychiatrist to get medication for it as I really struggle with attention, ...

Yes! I have been on Vyvanse and Ritalin, it reduces my stutter but when the medication wears off I'm left almost mute! I had to stop taking it because I couldn't handle the insanely anxious crash!...

Sure I will be going to a military officer course in a couple months and I will let you know how well it worked there. There I can not stutter at all so I am looking forward to "battle" testing this...

I posted this on a thread asking for advice about an upcoming phone interview. I also agree with whoever said be upfront beforehand about your stutter. Anxiety doesn't cause stuttering, but it does am...

I don't think amphetamines (specifically dextroamphetamine and lisdexamfetamine, which is what I was prescribed) are hard drugs. Especially when you take the intended dose. I mean ritalin can also be ...

Benzodiazepines for Interviews

Benzodiazepines for Interviews Hey fellow PWS, it’s nearing that time for me to start interviewing for internships and full time positions in my career and I’ve been wondering if anyone has tried benz...

At lower doses yeah but when I took too much I was just TWEAKING and speaking was extremely hard lol....

It's funny actually, I have taken amphetamines in the past and was so relaxed that didn't even think about stuttering when I was on it. Although I have never been diagnosed with adhd and there is noth...

Yeahh thats a good idea. Mostly I try to just email them so they're aware and that also avoids the awarded conversation. The problem now is I only find out who my teachers are a day before school star...

ohhh how I always dreaded that. had to do this a little more than 2 years ago for every teacher. every teacher wanted an introduction by everyone🫢 often they wanted more information (age, where we li...

The only drug that removed my stutter was amphetamines. Though I also have pretty bad ADHD so make of that what you will....

Ativan, Ritlan, Lyrica, beta blockers like nebivolol , tofisopam,, L theanine and l tyrosine...

But you go for it anyway and you hit a stutter block right before you land the joke so force through the stutter block. This is why I pre think my jokes and practice them in the mirror before saying i...

In 1989, I was in college at Bradley University which had won first place in the both national college forensics (debate) conferences for 25 years. It was a dynasty and public speaking was required a...

one piece of advice i would give is to wear headphones with a metronome playing!!! find a speed that you can work with that feels natural. it will really help regulate your breathing, pace, and intona...

Just stay calm, be confident dont let urself down by just knowing the audience number. I have had countless presentations & seminar, some went well and some didnt. I prepare well, take notes on how i ...

Lots of excellent advice in this thread so far. I'd just add that it might help to not read from a script. Just think about the message you are trying to convey, not a word for word script you've mem...

I had to present to 30 strangers the other day and I was stressed about it. I practiced my presentation about 15 times.  In the end it went fine. I said I had a stutter at the beginning, I took a fe...