Self Therapy for Stutters from the Stuttering Foundation of America is a stuttering program designed to be worked through in your own time. It is broken up into 12 points with the aim being to master each point before moving onto the next.
I am going through the program and marking my progress on each point. Tick means I comply with the point, cross means I am still working on it.
Make a habit of always talking slowly and deliberately whether you stutter or not. |
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When you stutter, stutter easily, gently and smoothly without forcing. |
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Stutter openly and do not try to hide the fact that you are a stutterer. |
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Do your best to stop all avoidance, postponement or substitution habits which you may have acquired to put off, hide or minimize your stuttering. It is very important to make a practice of not avoiding, postponing or substituting. |
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Identify and eliminate any abnormal body movements or habits |
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Maintain eye contact with the person to whom you talk. |
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Explore and analyze what your speech muscles are doing improperly when you stutter. |
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Take advantage of block correction procedures designed to modify or eliminate your abnormal speech muscle stuttering behavior. |
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Always keep moving forward as you speak |
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Try to talk with inflection and melody in a firm voice |
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Pay attention to the fluent speech you have. |
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While working on this program try to talk as much as you can. |
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