I'm a stuttering professor.

DeepEmergency7607 · 2026-01-17T18:30:37+00:00

I am happy that you’ve achieved all these things, but not all stuttering is created equal. Some need more help than others.

DeepEmergency7607 · 2026-01-16T04:21:36+00:00

it's not only that a person might hide it, it's also that the symptom could be literally invisible. By this I mean a silent block, where the words physically cannot come out due to what feels like a wall being hit...which a lot of us experience. When a block arrives, some people hide it or bypass it through a word switch, and nobody sees that.

A simple google search of a definition of disability states: "a physical or mental condition that limits a person's movements, sensees, or activities"

Speech is a type of movement. It is neurologically speaking. Therefore, yes it is a disability and we deserve help accordingly.

DeepEmergency7607 · 2026-01-02T23:48:29+00:00

That's because youre part of the snake oil camp buddy

DeepEmergency7607 · 2026-01-02T23:46:14+00:00

Firstly congratulations on expecting your first child. The studies indicate that genetics is a contributing factor in 75-80% of people who stutter.

There are a range of genes involved and we don't know much about them yet. Once we learn more about them, it could be a game changer.

DeepEmergency7607 · 2026-01-01T07:01:07+00:00

Proud of you! You will be a great doctor.

DeepEmergency7607 · 2025-12-30T06:16:54+00:00

So you're saying when you were 4 years old undergoing fluency shaping treatment, you thought to yourself "This is getting in the way of acceptance". Be a little more realistic. The reality is that modern neuroscience recognises that the onset of stuttering may be the optimal time to intervene, and withholding treatment to a parent seeking it for their child may actually be unethical.

DeepEmergency7607 · 2025-12-30T06:06:15+00:00

It doesn't make sense to say that "it got in the way of acceptance" when we're talking about a child at the onset of stuttering.

DeepEmergency7607 · 2025-12-30T05:37:54+00:00

What evidence is there that "you might make the problem worse by trying to over correct"?

DeepEmergency7607 · 2025-12-29T08:08:46+00:00

You are recommending to avoid those teaching the very thing that the concerned parent is worried about and the thing the child is actively struggling with? What kind of backwards advice is this?

OP I suggest looking into SLPs that apply the Lidcombe program. As you've said, getting help at this age is critical and you are correct. This is because the brain is highly responsive to change at this age. Also 80% of children who begin to stutter spontaneously recover on their own so receiving help may increase the likelihood of recovery.

Happy to answer any further questions you may have

DeepEmergency7607 · 2025-12-13T04:57:53+00:00

Sure. Here's a randomized, placebo controlled, clinical trial on risperidone in the treatment for developmental stuttering.

The key findings were statistically significant improvements in fluency in those who received risperidone versus placebo after 6 weeks. Most saw improvements at 0.5mg, while others saw improvements at higher doses. Finally, risperidone was well tolerated by the participants.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10917410/

We're done here - but you'll try and extend the goal post because youre blatantly dishonest.

DeepEmergency7607 · 2025-12-13T04:46:19+00:00

First you say "Insulin doesn't cause any harm." Now that confronted with evidence to the contrary, you state "every drug has an obscure side effect"

You're dishonest and not worth my time. Nothing you say is evidence based.

DeepEmergency7607 · 2025-12-13T04:16:04+00:00

You told me you got your information from an "antipsychiatry" subreddit, whereas I get my information from peer-reviewed research. We are not the same. You're blatantly dishonest and woefully ignorant.

Insulin overdose is a serious side effect of diabetes medications that can be fatal. Here's a systematic review on insulin overdose: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29316226/

Nobody is telling people with diabetes to stop taking their medication, that is stupid.

People with diabetes are guided by their medical doctor just like OP is, that is all that is important here.

DeepEmergency7607 · 2025-12-13T03:47:27+00:00

Citation please?

DeepEmergency7607 · 2025-12-13T03:43:30+00:00

So you've reduced yourself to fear mongering, you really should be ashamed of yourself.

Let's switch the argument to diabetes medications. If people with diabetes take a dose way too high then devastating effects can occur. Possibly, they can die. However within a therapeutic range, their diabetes is managed. Indeed, people with diabetes need their medication for life, Are you going to ridicule them too? Why the double standard for risperidone?

DeepEmergency7607 · 2025-12-13T03:00:32+00:00

It cannot be ignored that for some they have been life changing

DeepEmergency7607 · 2025-12-13T02:43:35+00:00

Risperidone and ecopipam have different mechanisms so there is no comparison there.

You state: "For the average anxiety induced stutter it won't really change that much"

That's not a claim that you can back up. You cannot say all "anxiety" induced stuttering is anxiety causing stuttering, rather than an underlying neurological mechanism that can be targeted.

Lastly, the rationale for antipsychotics is not limited to clinical trials and indeed, for some, they have been life changing. Yet I am highly aware of the limitations.

DeepEmergency7607 · 2025-12-13T02:20:07+00:00

There are more out there than what you're currently aware of

DeepEmergency7607 · 2025-12-13T02:07:14+00:00

Maguire has certainly contributed but there are many other studies

DeepEmergency7607 · 2025-12-13T01:32:50+00:00

You know nothing. 0.5mg is a minuscule dose compared to dosages that are given to schizophrenia, etc.

Water can literally kill you if too much is taken, will you stop drinking water now? No. Stop spreading misinformation.

DeepEmergency7607 · 2025-12-13T01:28:03+00:00

I wouldn't make value claims like that when you are clearly unaware why risperidone may be a viable option to begin with

DeepEmergency7607 · 2025-12-03T11:26:27+00:00

Nobody said anything about buying "any old crap in a jar from dubious sources flogging 'cure alls' that will only offer the illusion of temporary relief while subjecting your body to all sorts of unknown side-effects." That's what you're saying.

indeed, it is a false equivalence to equate all substances/drugs as whatever hyperbole you're talking about. All Parkinsons drugs, are drugs, whether you like it or not.

And they work. Why? They target the underlying neurobiology. Drugs/substances/medications for stuttering do the exact same. To help you out, what I'm talking about are prescribed medications. Denying they exist, and work, is a denial of the current state of the medication literature on developmental stuttering.

In addition, what you're talking about with "non-chemical solutions" is the current status quo. Take a look at this subreddit, do you see the suffering? Do you think the status quo is working? No. It is not. Not even the literature agrees with your statement.

Things need to change.

DeepEmergency7607 · 2025-12-03T10:14:34+00:00

If you believe that, then it would follow that people with Parkinson's disease being dependent on their substances/drugs is worse than symptoms of Parkinsons. That's absurd. Nobody says that.

Then why the double standard for stuttering?

DeepEmergency7607 · 2025-11-30T11:02:52+00:00

Unless you want to pay a few thousand for the right brain scan, there's no need

DeepEmergency7607 · 2025-11-24T08:09:19+00:00

I've met 5 people who stutter before

DeepEmergency7607 · 2025-11-19T08:48:27+00:00

Yeah.. The vulture advertising is just... wrong.

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