Learning relaxation techniques can help those who stutter. A Stutterer's Story, written by Fred Murray and published by the Stuttering Foundation of America, states "...relaxation...is always conducive to fluency. Furthermore, the isolated and protected nature of almost every therapy situation encourages a kind of relaxation which is characterized by diminishing fear. This is probably the major reason why the proponents of so many stuttering therapies can point to a fast initial decrease in stuttering - stuttering is dramatically increased by fear."
The fear of having to stand up in front of class, or read aloud in front of snickering classmates is known to many a stutterer. Worrying about a presentation can make one physically sick, and some teachers and classmates are no help as they have no idea what it is like to stutter.
The fear of having to stand up in front of class, or read aloud in front of snickering classmates is known to many a stutterer. Worrying about a presentation can make one physically sick, and some teachers and classmates are no help as they have no idea what it is like to stutter.
