Numbers don’t lieĪccording to The Stuttering Foundation, stuttering affects 1% of the world’s population depending on what global population you accept, that’s 78 or 79 million people. Mildly put, this is insensitive and hurtful, and Charles strongly believes that people should be kinder to not only stutterers but everyone dealing with a disability. In a world where social media is the go-to for content, many creators generate content from people’s challenges for their jokes. The best result they can get, however, is improved speech control. With the app, people learn and practice speech therapy exercises for stuttering. Stamurai, for instance, is a mobile app available on Google Play Store and the App Store. Treatment at any age seeks to improve speech fluency while simultaneously building the stutterer’s confidence, thus helping them participate in school, work, and social settings.Įxpectedly, tech interventions exist, with many applications - Balbus Speech, Smarty Ears, and Stamurai (I like this name), to mention a few - for smartphones and tablets to help people with stuttering.

People can get the most out of treatment if they address stuttering early enough - preferably as children.

Stuttering has no known cure, and the best technology can currently do is what therapy does - treat or manage the condition like other speech defects. One can be forgiven for thinking that there is a tech solution somewhere that does away with stuttering. Sadly, being branded a liar because of a stutter is just one of the issues we stutterers face. Message the mods below in advance if you seek to share research participation opportunities.As someone with a slight stutter, I’d be irked if people conclude I’m fibbing because I can’t get my words out coherently or quickly enough (for them). r/SuicideWatch is available here on Reddit.Ħ: No advertising or self-promotion. There is no known cure for stuttering that works 100% for everyone.Ĥ: No advice involving drugs or medication, including dosage or where to obtain.ĥ: No self-destructive or suicidal ideation.

No harassment, sexualization or trolling of any kind.ģ: Any posts on the treatment of stuttering must include peer-reviewed scientific evidence. Stuttering Awareness Day Online Conferenceġ: Keep posts relevant and specific to stuttering.Ģ: Be respectful and supportive at all times. You can also request voice chat sessions in the app. Stuttering Support Group ( click to join) is our Discord server, where you can talk to others who stutter over text chat or in voice chat (it's free to join and works on both desktop and phone).ĭiscord voice chats are held daily. This is a subreddit for people who stutter, for discussion and information on stuttering, and for finding help and support.

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