| In this article, I write about the various types of | | | | was basically:speak slowlytake a deep breath |
| stuttering therapies that are available. My | | | | before you speakaccept your stutter |
| background, I started stuttering at the age of | | | | I am sorry but that advice is just not good |
| four, it continued until I was twenty-two, basically | | | | enough. |
| ruining the eighteen years in between. I then | | | | Group stuttering speech courses |
| fought very hard and eventually overcame the | | | | There are now a number of private speech |
| stutter. | | | | courses that are run on a group basis. In my |
| According to latest figures, around one percent of | | | | opinion these are of more value than traditional |
| people in the UK have a stutter. Most of these | | | | speech therapy as at least the aim of the course |
| people will have seeked help at some stage of | | | | is to eradicate the stutter. Speech therapy is |
| their life, and will have looked into stuttering | | | | more of controlling and accepting the stutter. |
| treatments and the different forms of stuttering | | | | One to one speech courses |
| therapy. This is what they may have found: | | | | There are also one to one speech courses |
| Traditional speech therapy | | | | available. I personally believe that this is the best |
| Speech therapy is where the majority of people | | | | form of stuttering therapy as each person will |
| who stutter will start when trying to improve | | | | have their own individual stutter and needs. |
| their speech. I myself, attended speech therapy | | | | Stuttering self help dvd and ebook |
| from the age of five, I continued attending until | | | | For people who would prefer a self help form of |
| the age of eighteen. Thirteen years and I still had | | | | stuttering therapy, there are now stuttering dvds |
| the stutter, that was successful! | | | | and ebooks available. |
| The advice I had been given at speech therapy | | | | |