Speach issues need help

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Hello, Ever since I been going to school I've always had a weird speach issue. I can not say my r's and many other things correct. No matter who I see, speach helpers when i was younger, my mom or dad, everyone says I have no problem. But when I talk in school or talk to my friends I always hear, what did you say, every freaking sentience! I do not know how I can get help, this is really effecting my life and making it hard for me to compute. In many classes over the years, teachers have repeated what I said to them and other students showing me some things I say is hard to understand.

I tried talking fast, slower, very loud, normal, not very lound, just about everything, its seems to be getting worse as I get older. I always and I mean always have to repeat my self to teachers/students in school. I have recorded my self talking, and have found me very understandable, so im lost. Can you guys help me figure out how I can fix my life long problem?

I am a white male, speak english, age 15 (16 in a month), and in 9th Grade. No one else in my family has a speech issue. I should also add, many people say I cant say some words correct, I took notice that when I say my last name, people have a hard time understanding it.

It would be hard to answer this, iPodUser, without hearing what you sound like. Would you be prepared to put up a recording of yourself somewhere?

Ineligible, This is possible, could you give me a sentence to say or something?

"I'm a little monkey in a red skirt running through the forest being chased by raging rhinos"I put some R's in there to here that particular problem. U may just have a mumbling problem and only do it when ur not thinking.

I agree with stupid man.

sad and funny story, my friend had the same problem. I kept making fun of him, made him repeat the word he messed up on, and now he talks fine and even thanks me for ridding him of his speech impediment. lol.

Think about pronouncing the words correctly and talk slow. It takes a long time, but eventually it should get better if you continue with this. Repeating the word you messed up on may be something that will help too, but if you can't hear what's wrong with it yourself then you may have to go see a specialist. Mimicing others speech and listening to what is sounds like is all therapy.

You seen a doctor? Its worth a check, there there to talk y'know, prehaps the'll be able to help you.

yeah,im with max on this one.

I stutter too when I'm around my stuttery friend.

listen listen listen! trust me i thought before i wasn't pronouncing words correctly but i listened to the way my friends did it.

Sounds like you need a speech coach to take you through pronouncing one syllable at a time. Its a lot easier breaking into parts and pronouncing each part perfectly, then joining the syllables to pronounce the word.

No worries man, I got a few friends that can't pronounce their R's. Just kinda have fun eith it and it will pass with time. Speech impediments almost always go down the older you get.

i have found pronouncing the name Rory really hard

A lot of people just have hearing problems. I know that when most people talk to me, i can't understand a damn word they're saying just because they either talk to lightly, it's crowded, or they say things while looking away. It may also be how your mouth is formed. I have a thick tongue and I talk to lightly most times, so no one can understand me. I can pronounce words okay though. If no one else notices, i wouldn't worry about it so much.