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My son is getting all sorts of secondary behaviors as he tries to control his stutter. Sometimes it sounds like he’s hyperventilating. Our SLP has him focus on “tummy out” and that helps a lot (when...

Does your teacher know you stutter? Does the college administration? Has your mom read information about stutter?...

Are you near a National Stuttering Association Chapter or one of the other support groups? You are not alone. I’m glad you found us here. It sounds like your parents are clueless. Maybe print some i...

I’m not a PWS, just a mom. Feel free to take my words with a grain of salt. I don’t have the btdt experience. Talk to the dean, talk to the professor. Offer to do the presentation twice- once just i...

Yes! Our speech therapy (with a board certified fluency specialist who teaches me SO much every.single.session) is about “feeling in charge” of speech. My son has “tools he can choose to use” when he ...

Advocate for your clients. SLPs in school systems face tremendous pressure to keep things in house. Stuttering is different from other speech issues. They should consult with fluency specialists. ...

Suggestions for choral activity

Suggestions for choral activity We are very lucky to have a supportive teacher. My son has been doing oral presentations in class and so far he feels really good about communicating successfully. Wh...

Yeah, part of the reason I’m so proactive is because it’s hard for him to communicate. The stutter isn’t going anywhere. The focus is on communication. He has speech therapy and there it’s about givi...

Yeah, I’m your resident pain in the butt :-). I’ll keep asking away. You know the ring theory of support? The person in the middle gets to say whatever to whomever. That’s my son. I am Mom (obviousl...

That’s funny. Do you think this generation even know what the expression broken record means? I feel old.... How did you find your group? I’m just learning about the different ones. My son sees a ...

That's great! Maybe she'll spontaneously recover. Maybe she won't. Whatever the case, I just want to try to give her some tools (even if it's just confidence and not reacting negatively when she stutt...

> Where's your dad? he's usually busy with work, and sometimes he drives us to the therapy, he just wants me to be ok, but like mom, he doesn't know much about stuttering so he's not really helpin...

Where's your dad? Is there anyone in your family your mom does listen to? My advice would be to learn as much as you can about stuttering. You need to become a somewhat authority on it (you already ...

I stutter and passed it down to my daughter. However, I cannot imagine not have my kids. It was a joy to watch them grow, learn, and live. She will struggle in life just like I did. However, I learned...

I don't think its "cool" much. Just felt really heart warming for me. Like when i saw him stuttering and blocking in front of everyone. Never have I ever seen someone do that in public. The part that ...

Stammering around parents

Stammering around parents Does anyone here stammer/stutter more around their parents? I've come to realise that I struggle way more when I'm around my mother and a little in front of my father. May...

Teenager who acquired a stutter about 6 months ago

Teenager who acquired a stutter about 6 months ago I'm not sure why I've started stuttering. I never stuttered as a child, and my stutter isn't too severe, but i block up while talking with a group of...

i have a 13 year old daughter and she stutters.(got it from me i think). i think expecting her stutter to get better doesn't really help her and us. don't get upset when she doesn't practice drills ...

One more reply, if you live in North America, get involved with the NSA, in particular go to the national conference (it's in July I believe, Registration might still be open). This is the single best...

Sounds like you're doing the right things. Always make her comfortable with stuttering, so she doesn't back away from trying to speak because of it. Approach it like an aesthetic trait or an accent an...