Stuttering Q&A Part 2: Tourette’s Syndrome & Managing Stuttering

[@Jannat-f1q]

This disorder is not the problem, the problem is the way people perceive us and treat us ☹🙁

[@LC-sp9ox]

This video came up on Google. Thanks for the info!!! Really informative and helpful. You're confidence and positivity is contagious, you're also quite attractive 🙃☺️

[@stutteringslp]

Haha awh thank you! Glad the video was helpful! Confidence and positivity is a big part of my life and definitely what I try to help others with on a daily basis :)

[@josephmartinez9363]

Man stuttering haunts me to this day and I just can't hold any conversation due to it but hearing about you and your stories help. It's hard even trying to explain considering I stuttee

[@Anais4776]

Thank you for sharing your stuttering journey... it takes a lot of guts / courage to be open about this condition... i also stutter, i’m female... and i’m not open about it... Virtual hugs to you... 🙂

[@stutteringslp]

Hugs to you too! Courage and openness is something we all exhibit inside, it just might take some time to find it! But I know for sure you'll have confidence and courage, keep it up!

[@Anais4776]

Courtland Crain thank you 🙏

[@wiebl5266]

You are such an inspiration! It makes you such a beautiful being. This condition make you open, humble, compassion person, you are easy to be around - I'm sure. Please keep sharing for others to evolve with you.

[@emmasteffen6924]

Thank you so much for answering my question!! You have helped me so much. Being able to truly relate to someone else who stutters and is very open about it has helped me a ton! I LOVE your videos!!

[@katekearns8147]

Thank you so much. My son Ollie is 11 and has tics but started stuutering a bit lately..seeing you will help him, when I think he is ready to watch x

[@stutteringslp]

It'll be great for him to see that he's not alone! Honestly I wish I was exposed more to people with tourette's & stuttering when I was younger. I didn't meet someone else who stuttered until I was about 16

[@katekearns8147]

@@stutteringslp Really kind to reply- and I agree. Am sure you are helping many kids :)

[@emmasteffen6924]

Also, you should start a blog! I think it would be so inspiring to be able to read about your day (or other things relating to stuttering) each day!

[@SebastianCrain]

Excellent point how Tourette’s really fluctuates day to day. I find it fluctuating even throughout the day. When I run and have a high heart rate, I tic more than when I’m relaxed. If I’m driving and there’s movement around me, I tic more. Also when around people, my Tourette’s gets held in a bit more, then I kind of “unwind” when I’m alone, like in my car perhaps.

[@LaLaJMusic]

Hello. Found this video as a result of a curious search for "tourettes vs stuttering". I have a light stutter, myself, and I hadn't previously thought to research it's causes; I just assume that my brain moves faster than my mouth wants to, at times. Any-hoo... You're a very attractive and seeming self-aware and self-confident man. Kudos to you for sharing your experience 💜💜

[@jomoswagos]

I just wonder if someone has a similar experience, I had stuttering as a kid, was hyperactive, ran around shouting random cuss words... I went to psychotherapy, and logotherapy, and couldn't finish a single sentence until I was twelve or so, often needing a minute of mindless ahs and ohs and mmms until I could get out the word I wanted to get out. I was ridiculed a lot etc, you know the game 😂 and now I nearly have no symptoms or twitches whatsoever. a few things helped me with that: making music, jamming with other people. smoking weed (with other people). psilocybin (once). somewhere along the way a switch flipped, and I was so glad I could churn out words without any friction, that I started talking so much that some of my friends said I was talking too much haha. Now please don't take this as a advice, I think I'm sure it's not just the drugs 😅 but anyway, not to end this on the note of miracle: I still have sometimes a stutter, or a weird movement, but it's just every two weeks or so some small thing, mostly when being over excited or emotional. I think of it as "ahh, I wonder where this had been lately". Until now I only have met one person who has a stuttering as severe as I had back as a child, and everytime I hear someone stuttering it makes me remember what I have gone through, and really feel only deep awe when people talk, speak their mind and be themselves while stuttering... oh man, what a long comment again 🤣

[@elainajohnston5602]

thank you so much for sharing. my son stutters and struggles. he is 9. your video made him smile. it was interesting about the neck twitch you get. do you think it gets worse when your cold?

[@rociozain]

We love you Courtland ñ.ñ hope you're doing well, send you a big hug 😇

[@stutteringslp]

Sending hugs back! Thank you! :)

[@hartaces9233]

I decided to reach out on Instagram! Your support means the most to me ❤️

[@carnuroalnanda5241]

Appreciate Video! Sorry for the intrusion, I would appreciate your thoughts. Have you heard the talk about - Seyliana Strength Salgado (erm, check it on google should be there)? It is a good exclusive product for stopping your embarrassing stuttering minus the normal expense. Ive heard some unbelievable things about it and my work buddy got astronomical success with it.

[@hartaces9233]

Carnuro Alnanda but stuttering isn’t embarrassing.

[@mnemotorsports]

Thanks for sharing

[@alonebysunset]

Hello, Courtland Crain, I came accross this video searching for my disapility, and I've noticed you video. though not what I'm looking for, I thought I'd share: READ SECOND PARAGRAPH FOR HOW I EXPLAIN IN DETAIL HOW TOURETTE'S FEELS TO ME AND HOW I'D EXPLAIN IT TO SOMEONE WITHOUT TOURETTE'S although I don't have the traditional stutter, I do have a stutter that roots from my Tourette's Syndrome, or a Tourette's Stutter. it's very different from what you are experiencing, in some ways including how there are certain medications I take that's very effective against my Tourette's, (the one I'm talking about is RisperiDONE, and can be (and is) used Tourette's Suppressant if you were looking for one.), the way my stutter sounds will from time to time, but currently (in it's 3rd generation) is "so like" but in a very compressed form which sounds like "s-l, s-l, s-l, s-l, s-l" and (when it's very agressive (mosly when my mody hasn't adjusted to a decrease in dosage of RisperiDONE)) will occur mostly every time I start a sentence, as well occur when I stop talking for a certain (but very small (like less then 2/3 of a second)) amount of time, and I will have to stutter again for the amount of time that the specific sentence requires (this will change depending on the sentence's characteristics), and if I stop stuttering DURING the stutter AT ALL, I will have to restart my progress entirely. certain letter sounds and words are also hard for me, not depending on the situation, "L" and "like" aren't easy, but there are others that are similar. as for how I'd explain Tourette's Tics, I'd say that it's avoidable for a certain amount of time, and it's comparable to 2 football players and an end point of some sort, there's you facing away from the end, and your guarding it from another person who's trying to run into it (which can be compared to initiating the tic once). if you're able to block him with your body for the first couple of seconds, he'll get more agile, and will give you a harder time. sometimes he'll get passed at this next stage (more like a blended line, not so much distinctive areas), but if he doesn't, he'll certainly get passed eventually, due to him (or the tourette's) becoming more "maneuverable" or the neurological equivalent, then you (or whichever part of your brain controls your "Tourette's slowing system").

[@alonebysunset]

and as for helping your stutter, I know a person who can help, try this link and tell a woman named Lori I sent you. allislandspeech.com/ edit: if you live close enough

[@duongvuhai1222]

I didnt know you have both stuttering and tourette's, stay strong!

[@patriziavirgulto9950]

Your are fantastic I love you

[@stutteringslp]

Thank you! :)

[@patriziavirgulto9950]

Courtland Crain a big Kiss you

[@samking4329]

Your really great 👍

[@KisDraga]

Do you know if the speech therapies used for stammering and aphasia are similar or how they differ? I (think) I understand that aphasia is different in that there's a glitch in the connection between what you know you want to say and what comes out but wonder if different neuro games are done or if its just patience and mindfulness with both. A friend of mine had a stroke and developed a slight aphasia... I also met a man that learned sign language because he had severe aphasia after having a stroke.... When it came to physical therapy I asked my OT something and he noted that PT for stroke patients are very different than regular PT because of the mental game involved. (I.e sometimes my friend had to put things together while looking in a mirror.)..just curious to know if its the same with speech therapy.

[@stutteringslp]

That's a really excellent question! Once I start my Master's program and begin learning more about and working with patients who have aphasia I'll be able to answer that more clearly. From my knowledge, there are similarities and differences in the types of activities, but I think that the goals for each can be slightly different, considering there are different types of aphasia (fluent & nonfluent). A lot of speech therapy for stuttering revolves around fluency, and it can be the same for aphasia, although I know for aphasia a big goal is successful and functional communication.

[@stutteringslp]

www.amyspeechlanguagetherapy.com/aphasia-treatment.html I found a good resource that shows common therapy activities for patients with aphasia, it also gives a nice chart on the different types of aphasia and characteristics of them, which tells you what they probably focus on the most during speech therapy.

[@KisDraga]

@@stutteringslp Thanks for sharing! (And for responding! :) Its interesting how much there is to it all. Wishing you the best of luck with your masters!

[@plex6657]

i’m not really 100% sure if i have it but i can’t find much info... I do this thing with my right eye where i open it wide, i suck the spit out of the back corner of my mouth, i breathe in super deep and i have to do it a lot, and i move my toes a lot.... most of this happens when i think of it... any tips or help?

[@stutteringslp]

Hey, this definitely sounds like symptoms of Tourette's Syndrome to me, I've had similar tics in the past, it might be helpful to see a neurologist for an official diagnosis. I'd suggest just making yourself more aware of them and trying to control them in situations where you find them to be the most intrusive. I don't do a whole lot regarding management of my tourette's other than that.

[@plex6657]

Courtland Crain alright because i could be going along about my business not doing it, but then i think about it and i have to do it

[@jimkay4900]

Has tourettes or stuttering hindered your ability to play music/drums? Also, have you ever expierenced an anger because of your stuttering or tourettes? No, not fustration or aggravation, rather an unprecedented rage that has only been publically displayed numerous of times by Geoffrey Garrido during one of his bitch fits.

[@colingarner6175]

Your body ticks but not your face !!!

[@stutteringslp]

My facial tics might not have been very prominent in this video, but they're not usually happening while I'm talking anyway. When I'm sitting still or doing anything else besides talking, my facial tics are pretty noticeable, mainly with my eyes/neck/jaw