Stammering?

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I was wondering if anybody else with AS has problems like me with Stammering when they talk? I don't stutter but I stammer. I will be telling somebody something and I will be stopping between words and it sounds really stupied. I am trying to break myself of the habit. Do any of you have that problem? It is like my thoughts are moving too fast and I can't keep up. I didn't used to have that problem but for the past few years I have been doing it.

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Yeah, I stammer. I have stuttered too, but stammering is far more common.

I stammer a lot. Lately it seems that it's because I'm saying something, then my brain tells me that it's stupid and dumps the whole thought process.

I am a stammerer... no real help for you. The problem is the brain isn't thinking about what is being said. In my case it is usually a few sentences ahead when I haven't really thought about the words i'll be using.

Best remedy I have found is just speaking slower. Smooth Speech it's called. I got it out of a speech therapy book. Basically use relaxation techniques to calm your mind, and concentrate on talking slower. I imagine since you are a stammerer you aren't an AS who has difficulty with pitch, cadence, and intonation, so that should work...

It isn't always possible of course, but with practice it does get easier, and you do get better.

Beyond that advice, however, all I have is to say... yeah, me too. Hope you get better.

I only do it when I am very excited or anxious.

I only stammer when my nervousness reached its peak

I used to stammer, but now I simply "freeze up" or "shut down".
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http://www.wrongplanet.net/modules.php? ... ic&t=39498

Ive made it a habit to speak slowly and carefully to prevent stammering and doing too much "backing up" and starting over during conversations.. but I still use a lot of "filler" like "umm" and the like.

When i get excited and try to keep up with my thoughts though I end up rambling on incoherently tripping over words and stopping suddenly when I hit a wall and cant think of the words.

I stammer, stutter, slurr, put words together, mixed words up, talk too fast sometimes, done it all. I sometimes also mispronounce my words sometimes like the word wrong might come out as whong or warm might come out as wam.

i stammer when nervous.

i couldn't pronounce r's until the third grade or so. i was told i sounded like someone from new york.

I stammer and mumble when I'm asked to respond on a topic where I lack confidence or otherwise don't have enough information to put together a good response. The stammering is a result, I think, of jumbling together thoughts from not having enough background in a topic to guide a clear thought train. The mumbling I think is a way to try to mitigate the resulting embarrassment. For this reason, written speech has always been easier for me, as there is the possibility to revise and reconsider. In situations where it's important that I try to avoid stammering (mostly work-related), I try to remember to take a few moments to collect my thoughts before opening my mouth.