Be clear in what you want and why. ⬇️

When you say you want you or your loved one to speak “normally” - there’s a few issues here.

1. ‘Speak normally’ is extremely vague - what is normal? What’s the baseline here? The language doesn’t give us any clues to the goals.

2. Why would you want ‘normal’ when you can have unique? Yes, stuttering can be a challenge. But what’s the goal in wanting ‘normal’? Conformity? Ease? Maybe it’s time to rethink what your hope here is.

3. Calling something ‘normal’ - particularly with children - has the unintended implication that ‘not normal’ is bad. While people can absolutely pride themselves on not being ‘normal’ (I know I certainly do), that’s done as an act of rebellion societal expectations BECAUSE people see ‘weird’ as bad.

Overall - be specific. Don’t act like stuttering is something abnormal or erroneous. And don’t think anyone will know what you mean when you refer to ‘normal’ communication. The more the neurodiversity movement takes hold, the less we’re going to be able to claim there’s a ‘normal’ or ‘right’ way of things.

It’s also OK to want your kid or yourself to have an easier time speaking. To be more comfortable and confident. BUT the key is - they can do that with a stutter. You need to dig into that goal and determine what it is you’re actually wanting.

And never believe anyone who claims they can cure or fix a stutter. If they could, we’d all know about it.