Speech therapy

[Proper_Etiquette]

Hi guys,

I was wondering if any of you have any stories or experiences relating to life after speech therapy. I was a 'stutterer' when I was a kid and was probably the root of my issues I have had throughout my life. This resulted in bullying and massive self esteem problems, including a persoid of self harm. I had a wonderful speech therapist paid for by my parents and she did such an amazing job and after 6 months or so I was talking like a pro.

I have found however later in life I have had the problem come back, triggered by stressful situations. I have been living with it so long that I mask it very well, only people I am extremely close to can pick it up. Am I the only one who has had this problem reoccur? Are there any exercises or self therapy I can do at home to help with this?

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Hi there,

I have HFA - High Functioning Autism - And as a child struggled for a bit there with speaking.

Thankfully I was able to see a therapist and that really helped.

And, like you whenever I was stressed, worried, or anxious...my speech would suffer.

But, no more!

If you google - Self Therapy For The Stutterer PDF - Youll be able to download a book, that will be able to assist you with various techniques etc.

Mindfulness meditation also helps.

You are definitely not the only one...they have plenty of resources for you and me out here.

Just sing out if you need any more help with this!

Take it easy man.

[Proper_Etiquette]

Just had a quick skim through this- fantastic resource! I will definitely give this a good go. I agree with what it says in that there is nothing wrong my body that is keeping me from speaking normally, for me it's just having to defeat it in my mind. This will give me a lot of confidence and I am eager to try this out in stressful situations.

Great help mate, thank you!

[SourceShield]

All good brother!