I am a 54 year old woman, because of my MS, my speech is slurring, my speech is slowly worsening. I've had carry-out places hang up on me, DD does all necessary calling now. Mine is MS, I don't know what yours is. It is VERY frustrating. I can see people are very uncomfortable when I speak sometimes.

The suggestion to see a speech person is one I support. I feel their expertise and experience makes them a better choice than a psychiatrist. Ask about their related neurolgical experience when calling. I grew up with a brother who was Aprxic (low muscle tone) and his speech was often unintelligible. He highly suceeded in college, worked hard with speech therapists to overcome what he could and did well socially through his efforts.