A question that we get a lot and here’s the answer:
We don’t approach stuttering (in adults) as a speech problem or speech defect. Because stuttering is the result of something much deeper.
Most people who stutter speak fluent, or significantly more fluent, when they’re alone and talking to themselves. But as soon as they get themselves into social situations, as soon as other people start looking at them, they start stuttering.
This means that there’s nothing wrong with the breathing, or speaking, or articulation of the person who stutters, but that stuttering is triggered by the reaction to that social situation.
It’s that reaction that we fix so that stuttering isn’t triggered anymore. This creates lasting fluency in every social situation.
Hille & Stuart
During my extensive search for literature, I found multiple interesting articles and theories that contain a lot of value for people who are looking to overcome their stutter.
In this article I will share a psychological theory about stuttering, that describes stuttering as “the conflict between drives to speak and to avoid speaking.”
In this episode we answer a question from John Doe, who’s 18 now and is finding it harder to live with his stutter as he grows older.