commentr/StutterJune 13, 2023

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YES!!! Anything that detracts from the norm in our society is a disability. The inability to orally communicate limits the individual in many ways. Though many stutterers find success academically and socially, many others are unemployed and underemployed and fail to enjoy reatiinshuos. relationships. They consider themselves a failure because they have been impeded from what they consider ‘normal’ society. All stutterers are limited, depending upon the degree of their stuttering. Regardless of their outward success, they, wonder how much better their lives would be had they have been fluent. Those who have mastered their dysfluency through techniques may worry that their strategies might fail at the worse time. Yes, stuttering qualifies as a disability. Like outwardly visible physiological differences or intellectual and developmental disabilities, the inability to verbally communicate through fluent speech is limiting and is absolutely a disability in current society worldwide. Sue

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Identity & DisabilitySocial & RelationshipsSchool & Work

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Medicalization / NeurodiversityQuality of LifeEmployment & Career