I suffer from dyshsia which effect my speech due to my ataxia my speech therapy got me to blow through a straw in to water making bubbles I found that helps.when I tested they told me when I spoke like a deaf person my vocial cords are not sitting properly .your therapy will teach u alot it will hard sometimes but rewarding .I was nearly given a ticket for been drunk until I explained my speech the cop was can
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Hiya I live in Ayrshire and I agree. You should get a ataxia card and carry it with you. People's reactions when they see card is priceless. I get mistaken for being drunk all the time and I don't drink 😞👿🤬
Give other people a hint that all is not well, use a walker or a stick.
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