I stutter and don't know what to do about it?

Question

I stutter but I think it is a mild case. When I read things by myself and can read it really fluenty and have no problems. But if I am in class or even reading something to my parents there are just some words that I can't say. Its so fusterating. I don't think my parents really know about it because they have never really talked to me about it. What should I do.

Answer 1

My cousin has a terrible stutter.  He got hypnotized and that worked for a while, but he didn't keep up with the exercises they gave him.  A trick he uses in a pinch that a speech therapist taught him was to speak in as low of a voice as he could.  That said, you might need to talk to your parents about it, since it's not bad it will probably be easy to correct.

Answer 2

Try these resources:

www.stutteringhelp.org  there are videos online that show speech therapists working with stutterers; watch them and learn some techniques.

http://stutteringselfhelp-stutteringself...

http://stutteringhelp-bud.blogspot.com/

http://notesonstuttering.blogspot.com/

Meet others who stutter here http://groups.myspace.com/stutteringfoun...

www.stutteringforum.com

stutteringchat on Yahoo groups

Contact The Stuttering Foundation of America as that is where our family got help. Their book "Self Therapy for the Stutterer" worked wonders after working through it step by step.  Part of the book can be found here http://www.stutteringhelp.org/Default.as...

Answer 3

Take a deep breath and start over. Pretend that they aren't there.

The only way to read publicly is to practice and practice. My husband was a radio announcer when I first met him. We still sit and read to each other just to keep the practice up.

It is a matter of you tune out the rest of the world and just read as if you were alone. I can handle a mic as long as there is no one looking. But on a stage, I too, get the stutters and squeeks!

Your parents just think you can't say that word.so stumble over it. They flinch when you can't say a word but don't make a big deal about it.

Answer 4

Hello,

You may also find that if someone reads along with you, you can say all the words without a problem.  You may find that if there's a lot of noise in the background, so you can hardly hear yourself speak, then that makes things easier too?

Some people also find that singing is stutter-free, -  although that is of limited use.

It's difficult to decide if you have a stutter, or if your reading is just a bit irregular.  You don't say if you have problem, in just speaking to people day-to-day.

Some people say that you don't have a stutter until one is diagnosed, that is to say the ' name labelling' is part of the problem.  But if you find that you are avoiding having to read out loud because you are afraid you will stutter, - -  or if the idea of reading out loud frightens you in advance, - - I would say that's a problem.

On the one hand, perhaps your parents don't notice a problem, but on the other hand perhaps they do and don't know what to say or do about it.   Do your teacher or your class mates comment on this?  I wonder.

Another thing to consider, is how you deal with a 'block' in your speech.  Like when you say, you come to a word you just can't say, what do you do?  Someone with a stutter will either try to put pressure on the mouth to force it out, or more commonly they will stop, go back a few words, and then take a 'run' at it.  If they get stuck again, they take another run at it, all the time getting more and more tense and anxious.  I don't know whether this is 'you' or not.

I guess you may be in your teens, you don't say.  Your speech problem as you describe it, seems very circumscribed, I mean very concentrated into just one area (your reading).  If the speech problem is more widespread than this, and includes your day-to-day speech, or using the telephone, - or you are getting really anxious before or during speaking, (not just 'frustrated'), then I think you should consider about talking to someone about it.

I hope this is of some help.

Best wishes,

Belliger (retired uk gp)

Answer 5

There are many effective treatments for the problem of stuttering. Most of these involve making changes in the manner of speaking. They are conducted by speech and language pathologists. Sometimes additional counseling is required, especially for older children and adults and the families of small children because stuttering sometimes is accompanied by strong emotional reactions on the part of the speaker. That means that people who stutter can react negatively to their speech and to speaking in general. It does not mean that psychological problems cause stuttering. Rather, those emotional or psychological problems can result from trying to cope with stuttering. If you want to help yourself to stop stuttering, you need to get some form of assistance from a speech and language pathologist. The amount of time it will take you to show improvement will vary from person to person.

This link may help http://www.uihealthcare.com/topics/medic...

Good luck  :>