[6 Tips for Speaking With Someone Who Stutters | Stuttering Foundation: A Nonprofit Organization Helping Those Who Stutter (stutteringhelp.org)](https://www.stutteringhelp.org/6-tips-speaking-someone-who-stutters#:~:text=Stuttering%20may%20look%20like%20an%20easy%20problem%20that,be%20felt%20as%20demeaning%20and%20is%20not%20helpful.) " 1. Don’t make remarks like: “Slow down,” “Take a breath,” or “Relax.” Such simplistic advice can be felt as demeaning and is not helpful. " If stopping stuttering were as easy as, "slow down and breath" we would all be cured. Stuttering is much more complex and advice such as this is unhelpful.