2007-09-16 02:19:32 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Sociology
Go to the web site for The Stuttering Foundation of America at www.stutteringhelp.org and look under "brochures for all ages" for the one with tips for speaking to someone who stutters. He could go to a speech therapist who specializes in treating stuttering; they are listed under referrals on the web site. He could also get the book "Self Therapy for the Stutterer" in the estore.
2007-09-16 15:48:40 · answer #1 · answered by Bud B 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Patience
Always let them finish what they have to say , no matter how tempting it is to jump in and finish the word or sentence.
Sometimes people stutter when they feel nervous an sometimes its more deep routed.
Look out a speech therapist and be there for support if that it what is needed .
Great that you are willing to help your friend overcome this , well done.
http://www.stutteringhelp.org/
http://www.stuttering.org/
http://www.stammering-stuttering.co.uk/the_stammering_stuttering_dvd.html
http://www.stutteringstop.com/
2007-09-16 09:33:48 · answer #2 · answered by Byte 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well the truth is you can't help him overcome it...
I am 21 years old and have had a stammer for as long as i can remember. Its not just something that can be cleaned up like an emotion, its a subconcious default. I dont think your friend can 'overcome' it, because its not like all us stammerers choose to have it, is it??
However to stop him stammering depends much on his age, if he is a teenager, then time might just have to be the 'cure', but if he is an adult then unfortunately money will have to forked out for something like the McKinley treatment... the NHS does support Speech Therapy, but through experience this just slows down your speaking thus making larger pauses between stammers.
If you wish to help your friend, then dont mention anything about it to him, just act like your having a normal conversation with him when you talk to him. Because nothing is more annoying than someone saying 'Think before you speak' etc...
Well hopes this helps
2007-09-16 13:01:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Take him to a waterfall and get him into conversation ~ let him see how he 'can be different.'
Something about 'waterfalls' has an effect on people with stutters (it having to do with one 'hearing ones self' - as I scantly understand it).
I had a bad stutter as a child ~ although no one took me to a waterfall. But mine was 'cured' (if that's the word) through an early form of 'speech therapy.'
The reasons for stuttering can (as I understand it) vary. Mine was basically about 'tension,' the fear of saying the 'wrong thing' and so upsetting Adults who'd come down on my head for it. So (the unconscious thinking goes), if you can't speak, then you can not possibly say the wrong thing.
It's good tactics in the emotional survival game.
Best of luck with it.
Sash.
2007-09-18 06:58:35 · answer #4 · answered by sashtou 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Singing is supposed to help. It's well-known that people don't stutter when they're singing.
Join a choir or form a group!
You never know - you might win the X Factor!
2007-09-16 17:58:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
PATIENCE!!!!! Talk to him about it... if he's willing for you to help him... One way is for him to think before speaking, then speak slowly. As he gets better at this, it will help his problem. There could be an underlying psychological problem that is causing it. If this is discovered, and worked with, he may overcome stuttering altogether. A speech therapist may be helpful also.
Best wishes!!!
2007-09-16 09:28:39 · answer #6 · answered by Cica 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Think of what wants to be said, deep breath, and take it easy.
Dont try to finish sentences, that only makes things worse. It then becomes a race to say what you mean before others tell you what you mean which is very annoying!!!!!
Dont take any notice of the funny guy (his opinion) idiot (my opinion) making the wise cracks.
2007-09-16 09:36:46 · answer #7 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Be very patient, understanding and supportive. It probably stems from nerves. Build a level of trust and it may disappear.
2007-09-16 12:12:51 · answer #8 · answered by Chelsea 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Make a 4'X6' blowup of your avatar and attach it to the ceiling of his bedroom.
2007-09-17 16:52:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
teach him to breath and take it slow
when he starts to stutter telll him to breathe
2007-09-17 14:09:44 · answer #10 · answered by ~*tigger*~ ** 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋