Resources
Tools. Ideas. Support.
Explore trusted resources to help you build confidence, find what works for you, and keep moving forward. Please feel free to share your resources so we can make this site even more helpful to our community and keep the resources current!
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Real people. Real strategies.
These are techniques and approaches that have helped other people who stutter. Everyone is different — what works for one person may not work for another, but it's always worth exploring. These are approaches people have tried, not medically proven treatments.
Starfish
- Coastal breathing
- Speaking on the exhale
StutterMind
- Affirmations & other tricks
Approaches may include strategies such as changing or dropping a sound or letter.
Traditional methods
- Easy onset
- Elongating vowels
- Light contacts, continuous phonation, rate control and pausing
PRSP
- Psychological tools
- Confidence
- Managing emotional reactions around speech
Positive Responses to Stuttering Program(opens in a new tab)
Tapping
Deep voice
Using a deeper or slower voice is something Makoa and other speakers experiment with.
Mindset
- Vulnerability
- Openness
- Connection
Podcasts
Conversations that inspire.
Real stories, expert insights and practical perspectives from people who stutter, researchers, professionals and allies.
The Stuttering Springboard Podcasts
Research
Insights for a brighter tomorrow.
Learn from experts and explore research on stuttering, communication and related topics.
- Dr. Gerald Maguire(opens in a new tab)
ADHD medications and stuttering discussion.
- Patrick Briley, PhD(opens in a new tab)
East Carolina University — research and clinical work in stuttering.
- Charles Ellis, PhD(opens in a new tab)
University of Florida — research profile.
Books
Stories. Strategies. New perspectives.