| My experience as a person who stutters

Crazy bug sign

By james Monday July 6, 2009

Saw this crazy sign on one of the side roads near my parent's house in Johannesburg South Africa. No idea what it is there for, looks like a bug? The house that the sign is outside looks pretty normal :-)

Here is a close up of the insect:

Eliminating Avoidances, Postponements and Substitutions

By james Friday June 12, 2009

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The fourth technique recommended by Self Therapy for Stutters from the Stuttering Foundation of America is "Do your best to stop all avoidances, postponement or substitution habits, which you may have acquired to put off, hide or minimize your stuttering.".

Admitting that you stutter.

By james Friday June 12, 2009

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The third technique recommended by Self Therapy for Stutters from the Stuttering Foundation of America is "Admitting that you stutter".

Transcending Stuttering: The Inside Story

By james Monday June 8, 2009

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"Transcending Stuttering: The Inside Story is an intimate journey into the lives of seven people who stutter as they travel from places of fear and isolation to places of courage, strength and freedom of speech. The inspiring message sent by the brave individuals featured in this film is that it is never too late to triumph over the challenge of stuttering."

When you stutter, stutter easily, gently and smoothly without forcing.

By james Sunday June 7, 2009

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The second technique recommended by Self Therapy for Stutters from the Stuttering Foundation of America is "When you stutter, stutter easily, gently and smoothly without forcing".

The aim here is not to stop stuttering and speak fluently, but rather to continue stuttering in a smoother, gentler fashion. For example instead of having a hard block on a word, rather stutter through it.

About this Blog

This blog is about my experiences as a person who stutters. The highs and lows, victories and failures. I have stuttered for as long as I can remember and my speech has fluctuated from fluent to disfluent over the years. The goals of this blog are to hopefully provide encouragement to other people who stutter, track my progress as I attend speech therapy and work through self therapy, be more open about my stuttering and have a forum to 'say' things that I didn't get to say at the time.

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