tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post1530109462127586978..comments2024-03-24T15:07:18.773+01:00Comments on The Stuttering Brain: Trying out medication: Week 0Tom Weidighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02084153394215001999noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post-57970191541981986422007-11-20T21:16:00.000+01:002007-11-20T21:16:00.000+01:00Well, I am knocking Maguire techniques, and anythi...Well, <I>I</I> am knocking Maguire techniques, and anything else that purports to improve fluency through verbal and breathing tricks. I am a lifelong stutterer, scientist and poet, and extremely tired of the snake-oil-salesmen methods that continue to set back real stuttering research and possible treatments.<BR/><BR/>Sorry for the rant, but life is short, and the quicker these charlatans are exposed the better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post-61761422532923581242007-10-27T22:34:00.000+02:002007-10-27T22:34:00.000+02:00Hammad,When I left the course I was outwardly "flu...Hammad,<BR/><BR/>When I left the course I was outwardly "fluent" and had control, however as we all know, in the real world we cannot perform perfect control and the anxiety of life hinders the costal breathing and it all falls down like a house of cards.<BR/><BR/>How many people of the many thousands of "graduates" have retained their speech at the level we had on the date that we left the course?<BR/><BR/>I am not knocking Maguire techniques and Costal breathing per se, what I am saying is that the techniques are fine in a calm relaxed environment and as we know the real world is far from calm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post-54956461911613089412007-10-09T09:24:00.000+02:002007-10-09T09:24:00.000+02:00Hi TomI am also a McGuire graduate. It is surprisi...Hi Tom<BR/><BR/>I am also a McGuire graduate. It is surprising to learn that your speech got worse after the programme. May be you can give me your number and we can discuss several issues regarding our speech. I always love to talk to McGuire grads.<BR/><BR/>Regards<BR/><BR/>HammadAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03116772788433678548noreply@blogger.com