commentr/StutterMarch 6, 2017

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For sure! I'm happy to share and discuss. I had no one to talk about my stutter with growing up. There was one other boy at school who stuttered and he was so ashamed, I couldn't think to discuss it with him without embarrassing him, and for some reason parent's sometimes think you'll overcome it. It was finally my teachers that told my parents I needed some extra help. The act of acknowledging that it was an issue felt like the first day of my life. It was like, yay! We're done ignoring the elephant in the room and now we can move on with our lives.

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Community & SupportIdentity & Disability

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Validation & EmpathyIdentity & Self-Perception