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My brother has a big stuttering problem? - Kimmie - 11-09-2012 05:59 PM
My brother is 8 years old and he has a very big stuttering problem. He normally has trouble saying words that start with the T W H I M and C letters. Sometime it would take like a whole minute to say a sentence. Is there a specific cause for this and is there a solution? He took speech therapy for like a month but it seems to have gotten worse.
- Dave - 11-09-2012 06:07 PM
You have to do the speach therpies for at least a 1 to 2 years
But you could always try a new therapist
- Ian - 11-09-2012 06:07 PM
Why do I care? This is not an an advice site.
- Nghia - 11-09-2012 06:07 PM
Well I don't know if there is a cause for stuttering because I suffer from it as well. I still suffer from stuttering since I was in kidagarten and now I am 24 years old. I used to stutter like a chainsaw but now I don't stutter as much because back then my parents would make me read aloud such as poetry or books. This helped me get used to saying the letters that suffered through the most to saying it properly and clearly with one try. I hope this helped and good luck!
- Matt45534 - 11-09-2012 06:07 PM
Try therapy or maybe call his doctor and see if he/she has any recommendations.
- Naguru - 11-09-2012 06:07 PM
I am sorry to hear. It may be due to bad luck. Google. There are many solutions for this.
These days with the advancement in medical science and technology, they have found good treatment to overcome such problems.
Request your parents to take some interest in his health.
- KayMurderfaceâ„¢ - 11-09-2012 06:07 PM
"he trusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts"
have him try saying that over and over again. if it doesn't help it should sure make for some entertainment.
- Bud B - 11-09-2012 06:07 PM
He needs a therapist who is trained to treat stuttering.
Try these resources:
http://www.stutteringhelp.org there are videos online that show speech therapists working with stutterers; watch them and learn some techniques.
http://stutteringselfhelp-stutteringselfhelp.blogspot.com/
http://stutteringhelp-bud.blogspot.com/
http://notesonstuttering.blogspot.com/
http://www.friendswhostutter.org/
http://www.stuttertalk.com/
Meet others who stutter here
http://www.stutteringforum.com
Stuttering Foundation on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/stutteringfoundation
"Self Therapy for the Stutterer" published by The Stuttering Foundation of America worked wonders for my family members who stuttered after working through it step by step. The book can be found here http://www.stutteringhelp.org/Portals/English/book0012_11th_ed.pdf . It is great for those who do not have access to speech therapy.
Advice to Those Who Stutter book
http://www.stutteringhelp.org/Portals/English/book0009_may2010.pdf
Great Video Advice for those who stutter http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=910466047374424394#
The Foundation also has a list of speech therapists worldwide who have been trained to work with stutterers. There is information about therapy, what it is, and what it costs. http://www.stutteringhelp.org/Default.aspx?tabid=122