Ive always been told by people That a lisp is the sign of a good person :cool: but Now I'm getting on into my teens ild like to loose the ssssslippeerrieee shnakesh shhhhhliped of the shlippery ssssurfachee - or slipper snakes slipped on the slippery surface, when I'm talking I feel uncomfartable and I don't want to go near a speech therapist :( what can I do?

The Greek Demosthenes went to the seashore and filled his mouth with stones and then practiced and practiced speaking over the crashing breakers until he could be clearly understood.

Ok, here is something a speech therapist would have you do --

1) You would be given sheets of rhymes, poetry, tongue twisters, and short stories (later).
2) You would be asked to practice reading them in front of a mirror.
3) You would read the tongue twisters slowly and take note of how your mouth moves when you pronounce problem letters. (The importance of a therapist, by the way, would be that he/she would show you the correct way to form those letters. Soooooo, that means you will have to find someone who says those letters and words correctly and watch how their mouth and lips and tongue move differently from yours.)
4) You would then try to imitate that person and move your mouth and lips and tongue in the same way with the same effect.
5) You would say the most difficult rhymes and tongue twisters and poems over and over and over again until you were ready to scream and then say them more, always in front of a mirror and practice until you are pronouncing the words and letters correctly.
6) To find material to practice with, go to your local public library and find books on tongue twisters. Also look for books on speech therapy and getting rid of a lisp (and yes, the library should own such books or will get them for you from another library). Get help from the reference librarian if you need to. (Don't be embarrassed. We've heard it all.)
7) Practice for a week. Report back to us and let us (me) know how things are going.

Now, it's all up to you. It's Monday, Feb. 11. I will expect a report in a week, on Feb. 18, to let me know how it's going.

(A very good friend is a successful speech therapist and former opera singer, so my advice is reliable.)

Yeah! Well I've never heard of a Opera SssshhInger

In a week, Obama will invite you to speak at his next rally.

Hahahah, so your from the USA, I'm not much on polotics but I hope he wins the election

Sally, What about if a patient has an anterior open bite? Will correcting that orthodontically fix the lisp?