Stuttering Q&A Part 1: Living With Stuttering & Studying Speech Pathology

[@calcante2]

That's a great video! I'm also a person who stutter and I find very hard to explain to someone how it feels like to stutter. Most of my teenage years I tried really hard to change myself 'cause I couldn't accept me the way I was. This kind of video can help so many people, specially those who have less knowledge about it!

[@stutteringslp]

That was the hardest question to answer for sure! I'm hoping to break the stigma of stuttering and allow others to have confidence in their voice :)

[@emmasteffen6924]

as a stutterer, i relate to the confidence issues that you experienced when you were younger a lot. thank you so much for your videos, they truly help me a ton! - also your confidence to be able to make videos like this helps me a ton, because personally talking in front of a big group of people is something i try so hard to avoid because i don’t want to give people the opportunity to see my stutter

[@stutteringslp]

I'm so glad I'm able to help!! I've experienced that a lot too when I was younger, I tried to avoid speaking situations in front of other people as much as possible. My advice is once you start doing it, just a little bit here and there, and have confidence in your voice, the fear starts to fade away over time!

[@emmasteffen6924]

Courtland Crain thank you so much!!

[@AmyStrekas]

Thank you for making these inspiring videos and for actually stuttering in them! I love sharing these videos with clients who stutter and also with SLPs.

[@stutteringslp]

I'm so glad!! I love being able to spread awareness and inspiration especially to more people who stutter and fellow SLPs! Thank you SO much for sharing them!

[@clifordmosia9170]

U so brave Craig don't allow people to stop u u are much braver than them

[@szo1867]

Thanks for answer my question!!! Waiting for the part 2 😊😊😊

[@stutteringslp]

Thank you for such a fantastic question!! And good luck with your journey in the field! Never hesitate to reach out if you need to.

[@theTSAguy]

Hey I stutter too and I used to be really bad. I began to study how stuttering works and I used that to my advantage to work through it. My current job requires me to talk all day to United Nations officials, foreign government officials and applicants seeking seeking different types of protection. I'm at a point where i talk so much that I just want to hear the sound of my own voice. I still stutter in my own youtube videos, so i usually have to do few takes.

[@sambhrantdas8716]

That's so great! How do you manage in day to day conversations?

[@theTSAguy]

@@sambhrantdas8716 once I get comfortable the stuttering really goes away. I run my own channel and I stutter on camera, but off camera I have no issues. Having an audience helps because in-person interaction is easier for me.

[@salmas8496]

I'm a linguistics student now and I'm planning to specialize in mY MA in clinical linguistics where getting more deeper to study the speech disorders ... here I can studer hard to find a sulotion to this disorder because i really know the hard time that every stutter went through.

[@clifordmosia9170]

Thanks for ur bravery craig

[@clifordmosia9170]

Ur stutter is unique friend

[@sissam1722]

There's a series in Germany that has a character who stutters in it. It's called "Turkish for Beginners". (It is on Netflix with english subtitles) And there's also a movie with the same name and same character😅

[@Root-uno6nw]

There is a way to cure to stuttering but every problem has a solution. The part that is challenging is the fact it is complex neurological disorder meaning that stuttering is not disability. The root cause of stuttering is associated with Wernicke and Brocha area of the brain which controls the manipulation of speech control and production. I assume it is caused by lack blood flow to these areas. Another challenge is actually developing a device helping to reactivate these neurological pathways .

[@NewMexicoCountrySongs]

So you are saying that a lack of blood flow isnt a disability? Its a disability but many stutterers dont want to think they are disabled. Its an inner ear dysfunction . The stutterer hear themselves speak a fraction of a second faster thus causing a out of sink speech. If you put ear plugs where you can no longer hear yourself,, you will relax the muscles and talk fluently.. edenburg masker was one type of device in the 80's

[@hartaces9233]

Can I still get a question in for part 2 Do you have any advice on how to convince my family around me that my stuttering isn’t negative? My mom has always harshly pushed speech therapy on me and has the idea that I’m just not working hard enough. I’m in my 20s and am constantly bombarded with hate and discrimination from my family. -Hart

[@stutteringslp]

Yes! I added it in and will be addressing that when I record tomorrow!

[@hartaces9233]

Courtland Crain thank you so much Courtland!

[@hartaces9233]

Courtland Crain I sent you a DM on Instagram ! I do hope that’s alright!

[@Anais4776]

Female here, and I stutter 😔, my condition made me depressed...😔

[@noisyaz]

Me too. I hate the fact it runs in family. I stutter now my 3yo kid stutters. I dont want her to go through what i went through whej i was a kid. Got teased and mocked a lot. It's all my fault.

[@evamaria1801]

noisyaz please don’t blame yourself! it’s not ur fault at all, everyone has their own things to struggle with. If it wasn’t your or her’s speech, it would’ve been something else. Don’t let stuttering have this impact on your life

[@hellosouth3879]

@@evamaria1801 the county public system pit my child on specual education for speech problems

[@laurapinedaballesteros81]

Can we still ask questions for a second video?

[@stutteringslp]

Yes! I could make a point to add it into the next video

[@laurapinedaballesteros81]

Courtland Crain Awesome soo, I was wondering, do you get annoyed when someone asks you about your stutter?

[@hakanolsson399]

Di you have a word that is realy hard?

[@stutteringslp]

Currently, most words that start with "m" I've had a really hard time with recently. Also, the word "professional" has been really tough for me haha.

[@hellosouth3879]

Grandpa, father, and grandson stutter. Is there any gen already identified as the cause of stuttering?

[@arjadgohar6837]

how you react to bullying?

[@nadjagallardo5428]

So you are studying speech pathology? I read that stutterers cannot become speech pathologist, they have to speak perfect. I am also interested in that career but I'm afraid I can't do it.

[@stutteringslp]

Yes I'm studying Speech-Language Pathology! Fun fact, the field of speech pathology was actually founded by people who stutter, and there are a TON of fantastic licensed SLPs I know who stutter! I'm fortunate to be in this field, and I do not in any way think that my stuttering holds me back from being an effective clinician. I think in some ways, it makes me even more compassionate and empathetic towards my clients, and allows me to have some special bonds as someone who "gets it."

[@nadjagallardo5428]

@@stutteringslp that's wonderful You are such an inspiration! I also was wondering that people who stutter built the foundation for speech therapy, so why can't they become speech therapists, like why should they speak "perfectly fluent" ?on the contrary, therapists with the same struggles have the most empathy and understanding for this, just like you said. Where I live, one has to take a test on speech fluency in order to get admission to study speech pathology. 🤦

[@titohustles]

I wouldn’t mind going to speech therapy but no money for it right now 🙁🙁

[@hellosouth3879]

Study the career free with fafsa, apply online. On practice days you will learn hiw to do therapy yourself