Speech problems

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Did anyone here go to speech theraphy growing up? I did. I may have had problems because I was painfully shy and I couldn't hear as well. I had to have tubes and such.
I was shy so I was pretty mute growing up. My sisters did all my talking.
I have no problems with talking now. There are a few words I have a hard time pronoucing but everyone does This may take me off as having AS.

I had to have speech therapy when I was young because the school didn't like the fact that I had a New York accent. So they were trying for me to get rid of the accent. I still have the accent but not as bad as before. I can't believe they did this. I grew up in Oregon and never been to New York. My dad was born there though but believe it or not, he doesn't really have a strong accent.

I can relate. My mom is from South Africa and she has a strong accent. Sometimes I talk like her, it was more apparent when I was young. I was shy.
lol...

I spent a couple of years going though all sorts of tests as a child, because my parents never knew
why I was always misbehaving, I could talk but my pronunciation was terrible, so I was tested for
hearing, and epilepsy, but the results were negative. It was always assumed that I was dyslexic, or
had ADHD, I had very poor learning skills in school settings, and would be off in my own world, usually
getting into things, or being disruptive in class, I was given speech and occupational therapy which I
think may have helped some. Having grown up with a speech impediment, I still have some trouble
with pronunciation, and a slight stutter when stressed, I still find it hard to speak verbally unless its
with people I know.

An example of words I still have a little trouble with:
Aluminum which sounds like Aloominumin
Hospital which sounds like HoSHPITall

I had speech therapy from preschool until halfway through high school, due to difficulties with pronouncing words.

I went to speech therapy when I was in elementary school for what they called a lazy tounge. I didn't pronouce my 'th's' right I prononced them like 'f' instead. (3 prononced like FREE). I would say sammich for sandwich, and nakin for napkin. I slurred my words, and sometimes I still do.

I had to take speech classes for only a few years in elementary school.

Always thought of it as a way to get out of class.

I couldn't say TH's either

My older sister did but I didn't. Hm.

i did.
from kindergarten thru 8th grade.
i had problems with double negetives and i had a lisp i had a huge problem pronouncing S words.
i still do and i really dont care ive gotten better but whatever ill never grow out of it.

I did, from K to 3rd grade.

When I started talking at 4 1/2, I had a light lisp and had difficulties with r, s and t's.
My r's were more like a w,
My s's and t's were more like a th.
Also I have and still do not as much, slur words a bit, also mis-pronounce new words often....

i was sent to speech therapists.

i had trouble pronoucing certain words (can't remember what ones)