postr/StutterJune 27, 2025

Advice

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Advice Hello everyone, I really need some advice. My name is Hannah and I am a Year 12 student in the UK. I am currently going through the application process for University called UCAS. I have a stutter and I really want to let my Universities know about this as many of them interview. I find that when interacting with other people, people mistake my stutter for nerves or a lack of confidence and put me down as shy. I do not lack confidence but that is the last thing I wish to be seen as, especially since I am applying for Law. Your performance in the interview is crucial. How can I bring this up either before interviews or in interviews so the interviewer is aware of my speech impediment? Also I was wondering if anyone else in this subreddit has a stutter and is going through this too because I’ve never met someone else with a stutter before. Thank you!

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work

Subthemes

Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/FlightSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesAnxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life

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