commentr/StutterSeptember 24, 2024

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I feel exactly the same.  I don't think it helped him that his campaign underplayed his disability.  I understand WHY they felt like this was the right call but clearly there weren't disability advocates in the room.  It would have been a great opportunity to explain why stutterers sound like this and that stuttering itself is not a mental impairment.  I've even had people tell me I'm an assumed liar because of the way I change my words and tone of voice in pursuit of fluency lol 

Themes

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance

Subthemes

Public Awareness / MediaAuthenticity vs. MaskingAvoidance & Substitution