postr/StutterFebruary 1, 2025

Stuttering is a disability and I'm tired to pretend otherwise.

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Stuttering is a disability and I'm tired to pretend otherwise. Yeah I know that's the 1000th thread about this, but really I hate it how stuttering is not treated seriously by society. It's always mocked in media, treated as something that will pass away or just prompts stupid advice like "Yeah just be more confident and less anxious". This is all because people think it's something mundane and trivial when reality it's a neurological disorder. However because stuttering isn't physically visible (IE you can't possibly know someone has a stutter just by looking at them unlike some other disabilities) and it's also kind of a middle term (IE it doesn't 100% impair your senses like blindness, being mute, etc does) people just often flat out don't think it's a big deal, but we all know that's not the case.

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Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience

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Medicalization / NeurodiversityStigma & BullyingShame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency