commentr/StutterJune 8, 2021

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I find this post very hurtful to read. People have their own opinions on stuttering and different techniques etc help everyone differently. There is really no need to be posting up hurtful things about this guy on here. I know exactly who you are talking about and he is one of the kindest, genuine, and most helpful guys that you could ever speak to. He contacted me on instagram out of KINDNESS after he seen one of my articles about stammering and i in no way felt under pressure to try his coaching. I have enjoyed a few zoom calls with him and he is genuinely so helpful. He has come a long way with the technique that he uses to help his stammer and it does work. Why try to bring him down? i am a person challenged with a stammer. I was on a speech course for many years but i am not involved with it much anymore. I do not enjoy this particular worldwide speech programme anymore for a lot of reasons but i would never go online and say bad things about it. Can i ask has this guy ever coached you? Or how have you come to the conclusion that he is the "worst ever speech coach"? I am proud to call him one of my many friends whom i have met in the stuttering community, so give him a break. Why the need to dehumanise him and destroy his reputation? What exactly do you gain from that?

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Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & SupportIdentity & Disability

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAdvice OfferedIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride