Stammering is not only a speech disorder, but it is a disorder in living. Stammering has many psychological, behavioral, and physical aspects. It does not just involve communication. Any therapy that deals with one aspect of speech (one's speech block, for example) is bound to fail sooner or later. My Natural Therapy for Stuttering addresses every aspect of stammering.

Stammering Self-Therapies

Self-therapy is the best approach for many people to take. It does not involve much time or money. You can do everything at home. It is why Natural Therapy for Stuttering is superior to any other method of treatment.

All you need to do is to make a small investment in natural remedies. Your fluency will be increased dramatically within the first few weeks.

Aside from my therapy program, there are some other well-known therapies, such as...

Understanding & Controlling Stuttering

There is a book that has been written by William D. Parry. The author created a new theory as well as his own unique therapy to deal with stammering. It involves relaxing Valsalva mechanism. Although I did not understand it, I tried proposed speech therapy myself. I personally think that the main benefit of this approach is relaxation. When your speech mechanism is relaxed, you will naturally sound better. I did not derive any other significant benefit from it.

I believe stammering self-therapy should be enough for many cases of stammering. The more you know, the better it is for you. There is a difference between my approach to this disorder and other people's approaches. There are no speech exercises in Natural Therapy for Stuttering. All other approaches involve different speech techniques, such as prolongations and cancellations.

My program includes several visualization exercises I found to be useful over the years. They are meant to change your self-image as a stutterer. Doing them is optional. However, the benefits that can be derived from them are numerous.

I do advice people to read as much material as possible on this condition. All public libraries provide much information on this subject. If you walk into your local college or university, there is an entire section on stammering. It is typically called Speech Pathology. I would suspect many books you would not be able to comprehend in this section. There are more specialized. Speech pathology majors would be able to understand them better than you would.

However, you will understand your problem is a common problem. There are people who can help you to deal with it better. You are definitely not alone.

If you have kids who are just beginning to stammer, you will find information in these books to be valuable. Many books, such as Understanding & Controlling Stuttering explains in detail what you can do to help your child with this condition.

Neuropatterning for Stuttering

Neuropatterning for Stuttering is probably the most interesting self-therapy that stammerers can read about. I am not sure if it is available today. Although I did not understand the concept of it, I experimented with this approach. It involves various neuropatterning exercises. Some of them involved shouting out phrases and words. I eventually began losing my voice and had to stop. On some days, there was some fluency. However, it was short-lived. It was completely unpredictable when I was going to get a burst of fluency. Unfortunately, it did not produce any long-term impact.

Electronic devices

Fluency enhancing devices are available for purchase online. There are so many of them I cannot even count. DAF (Delayed Auditory Feedback) and FAF (Frequency-Shifting Auditory Feedback) are two devices that you probably came across while doing online search. DAF and FAF devices can be purchased from Casa Futura Technologies.

There is also Fluency Master. As you already know, I am not a big fan of any electronic devices. Please read my Stuttering Devices section to find out why I am against purchasing them. There are some claims that they can reduce one's stammering. However, I believe it happens in your speech therapist's office. I tried virtually all electronic devices. They did not work for me.

Speech Therapist or Speech Pathologist

Speech Therapy has not changed for hundreds of years. Today, you still can be expected to work on prolongations, cancellations, and pull-outs. These techniques can work wonders in your therapist's office. However, once you step outside in a real world, you cannot seem to use anything. The main reason is because stammering does not have only physical component (speech block), but it has many other psychological and behavioral components. When other components are left untreated, this problem is sure to pop up again and again.

Intensive Stammering Therapy Clinics

There are some intensive speech therapies. Their effect on one's speech is rather rapid. By the end of all intensive speech therapy sessions, one can usually speak very fluently with only traces of stammering. How long will this fluency last? I will tell you that not very long. Typically, it will take anywhere from three weeks to several months for your fluency to "wear off." Then, depression sets in.

I already spent thousands of dollars on intensive speech therapies. I had nothing to show for. What is worse is I eventually got very depressed because I could not maintain any fluency I achieved during intensive speech therapy sessions. All intensive speech therapy clinics offer a very supportive and friendly environment. You are surrounded with so much attention from clinicians that you begin to feel like you are a part of that family. Once your intensive speech therapy is over, you will be thrown into a real world. Now, try to find the same love and understanding you encountered during your intensive speech therapy sessions.

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