Chamonix discusses her school-age stuttering poster from ASHA 2009

[JLondonish]

I think you are beautiful!

[Redrumhydro]

why can't lightly stutters talk like barack and throw a uh in ever sentence, lol jk but how can i get into a relationship again with my stuttering? i have a hard time approachin girl with my social phobia and i got a stutterin issue.

[tallerbruce]

There are a whole bunch of speech pathologists out there who have made a career for themselves and they have absoutely no skills in helping people who stutter but they like to act as if they do! Just look at the AIS client videos and you will see their clients stuttering left and right. AIS thinks that if a person advertises, looks someone in the eye when they talk and stand up for themselves that this will help them be fluent. All stutterers tried this years ago and it didn't work.

[StutteringTreatment]

@tallerbruce As one of the AIS speech-language pathologists, I can tell you this is not what we think. Do we think self-advertising, maintaining good eye contact, and advocating for one's self are helpful strategies? Absolutely. Is the one, single goal for these things to "help them be fluent," no, it isn't.

[stutteringexpert]

@StutteringTreatment @StutteringTreatment You should ignore this person who made this comment, at least you want to help people.Why not tell us what your program is about here besides self advertising, eye contact and advocation for ones self so that people can get an idea of what your program is completely about and what they will go thru? One question though: is it possible that a person could be more nervous and anxious by making eye contact and admitting they stutter?

[StutteringTreatment]

@stutteringexpert thanks for the comment. Yes, making eye contact and self-advertising can definitely be nerve-wrecking at first, but many people find these strategies very helpful in the end. For more information about our individual, group, and intensive therapy, visit our website which is linked on our account.

[tallerbruce]

Look this woman is very pretty so she is nice to look at and watch her talk. The only problem is that not one speech pathologist has ever helped a person not stutter. They literally struggle trying to help stutterers and this includes the AIS people. What does talking about all the therapies out there if they don't work.? All that AIS does is try and tell everyone about the stuttering therapies even if they don't work. If AIS really wants to help children find out what is going on at home.

[cshanew123]

Just a quick question...how do you become a speech pathologist, im 17 and live in australia and had a shocking stutter a year ago, it's pretty much gone now after therapy, and i want to help other teenage adolescents with stuttering, because I've experienced it first hand and know how hard it is???...any tips of how I could get into this line of work?? :)

[StutteringTreatment]

@cshanew123 Great to hear you're interested in joining the profession! Actually, many of the first speech therapists were also people who stuttered. In the United States, you would need to do a full Bachelor's Degree, followed by a Master's Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders. After the Master's Degree, certification is required by the American Speech-Language, Hearing Association. I am sure there are very similar steps that are taken in Australia.

[tgerclaw]

I will be adding my singing vid to you shortly. Be on the look out on it. Thanks.

[tgerclaw]

No problem Charmonix. I love the earrings on your vid. If I have time one day, I will show my vid of me singing without stuttering. Thanks.

[tgerclaw]

Thanks for the tips. I also can sing without stuttering. 

[StutteringTreatment]

@tgerclaw Thanks for the comment! Feel free to post a video response of you singing. :)

[melodicdrift]

I used singing as a method to completely cure my stuttering; I was born with it. Once I managed to sing songs without stuttering, I slowly tranferred that ralaxed mind set when talking.

From age 11 it took me 13 yrs to build a 'Mind to Vocal' connection/control. Ironically I'm more articulate than the average person now. Many people stutter much less when they're singing; it lowers anxiety & muscle tension I guess.

Using singing as a techinique worked for me, I hope it will work for others.

[StutteringTreatment]

@melodicdrift Thanks for sharing!

[ig88sir]

@melodicdrift Can you share with us how to implement your 'mind to vocal' method?

[melodicdrift]

@ig88sir Okay, my stuttering was genetic and got worse as I grew older. Since the brain controls all movement in the body, stuttering must be caused by a weak/blocked brain signal sent to the vocal muscles, hence the signal spreads to the face/body instead causing it to twitch etc. So by singing slowly (especially melodic songs with flowing lyrics) it RELAXS the mind/body and STRENGTHENS the signal; sending it to the correct destination. Kind of learning to speak through singing.

[truthmanus1]

@melodicdrif  hi that is great, for all of us who stutter could you put a video up on the u tube website so we can see how your singing cure works?? thanks.

[melodicdrift]

@truthmanus1 You'll just have to trust me, singing works. Just try it, sing easy listening songs and you'll slowly see results for yourself. I'm a musician, it takes a lot of time to learn any instrument, but we all get there eventually, you just need patience and perseverance. Just relax and take it slowly and have fun singing, life is not interesting if it's just plain sailing. Best of luck.

[melodicdrift]

@truthmanus1 You'll just have to trust me singing works. Just try it, sing easy listening songs and you'll slowly see results for yourself. I'm a musician, it takes a lot of time to learn any instrument, but we all get there eventually, you just need patience and perseverance. Just relax and take it slowly and have fun singing, life is not interesting if it's just plain sailing. Best of luck.

[MrCrownKing]

your pretty xD

[StutteringTreatment]

@MrCrownKing Thanks for the comment!

[coolmannuu]

Thanks for spreading awareness about stuttering.....

[StutteringTreatment]

It's our pleasure!