I am 15 year old dude and i suffer from extreme stuttering. I dont think that it is a psychological problem cuz i stutter every where. Iam really desperate and want to get rid of it as soon an as effistively as possible plz help as best as u can.
2007-09-17 12:31:17 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
Yes, there is help and hope. Check out the web site for The Stuttering Foundation of America at www.stutteringhelp.org. There is information galore! Check the section "brochures for all ages" and read some of the ones that might apply to you. If you want/can go to a speech therapist who specializes in treating stuttering; you can find a list of them by state under "referrals." If going to a therapist won't work for you (at least not now), get the Foundation's book "Self Therapy for the Stutterer" and study it and work through it step by step diligently. That is the book that most of my uncles and cousins who stuttered used as they couldn't go to speech therapy. The one uncle who went to therapy found that the therapist used that book in her sessions. It is available in the Foundation's estore, at amazon.com, and in many public libraries.
2007-09-19 01:46:00 · answer #1 · answered by Bud B 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I can imagine your anquish. Your parents or even your school counselor should be able to help find someone to help you. I once saw a program on TV of 4 stutterers who, for several weeks had therapy being hypnotized and the results were incredible. I've also heard that stutterers don't stutter if they cant hear fhemself. Maybe put on the headphones with music to see if it works. Good luck to you.
2007-09-17 12:45:20 · answer #2 · answered by Alohalani 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
PROFESSIONAL AND HOME TREATMENT:
A speech pathologist can help your child minimize his or her stuttering by reducing tension in his or her lips, tongue , and jaw. A speech pathologist also provides traing skills to eliminate unnecessary, undesireable speech patterns.
Never label your child as a stutterer. Never interrupt, show impatience, or finish your child's sentence. Build your child's self-confidence by arranging quiet, one-on-one conversation and reading times.
I hope this information is useful to you. Good luck and best wishes.
2007-09-17 12:56:25 · answer #3 · answered by Gladys C 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get a mic that redirects your speach through a pair of headphones with about a 2sec delay. For some reason, hearing yourself talk can help you with your stutter.
2007-09-17 12:46:53 · answer #4 · answered by learydisciple 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have you tried singing? There are some very famous people who stutter when they talk, but sing beautifully. The most famous I can think of is Mel Tillis: http://www.nefsky.com/tillis.htm
Here's a bunch of articles about kids and stuttering. http://www.google.com/search?q=stuttering+sing&rls=com.microsoft:*:IE-Address&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7ADBR
Good luck! You'll be fine. Just breathe and don't panic. And find understanding friends.
2007-09-17 12:41:55 · answer #5 · answered by equal_opposites 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that working with a speech therapist might help. Do they have one at your school? If not, I would talk to the folks about how much it bothers you and how you want to fix it. I don't know for sure that speech therapy will fix it, but it might.
Good luck!
2007-09-17 12:37:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
join the myspace page http://groups.myspace.com/stutteringfoundation and talk to Eva
2007-09-19 07:03:51 · answer #7 · answered by Cooper 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋