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commentr/StutterMar 20, 2023
6 points

Be upfront and honest about it when you start your interview. Don’t tell them before you are on the call....

Social & Relationships
Disclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterMar 19, 2023
3 points

Yes. Whoever is open to talk and be recorded on a platform like zoom. I’m open to do whatever it takes to help our community of people succeed....

Social & Relationships
Disclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterMar 19, 2023
6 points

Disclosure is the best policy. Be honest and upfront about it. They will appreciate honesty and openness. Then just do your best. Pause, breathe and use whatever strategies you use to make it easie...

Social & RelationshipsCoping & Advocacy
Disclosure & Telling OthersFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 19, 2023
12 points

You don’t need to request an accommodation - you simply need to disclose, as one of the first things you say. Nice to meet you. I’m a person who stutters, which means I may pause, repeat, etc. (if ...

Social & RelationshipsCoping & Advocacy
Disclosure & Telling OthersVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterMar 19, 2023
6 points

Please tell your examiner that you have a stutter at the beginning of the conversation. It should not matter and your examiner will have to keep your stutter into acvount for the end result. If he doe...

Coping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterMar 19, 2023
2 points

On the flipside, some people aren't to aware of things that don't affect them or the people they know, did you say you had a stutter and asked them to be a patience with you while you solve their issu...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Disclosure & Telling OthersAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 19, 2023
5 points

This asshole likely would have made a scene regardless of who was helping them. Also, blocks can be very unnerving/confusing/concerning to a listener who has no clue why you are pausing in odd places...

Coping & AdvocacySocial & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureDisclosure & Telling OthersFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterMar 18, 2023
2 points

I typically do a disclosure statement. I think I do it for both the audience and myself. I want them to focus on WHAT I’m saying and not my stutter. I feel that if I don’t acknowledge an elephant in t...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Disclosure & Telling OthersAnxiety & Social JudgmentAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMar 18, 2023
3 points

There are different types/intensities of dysfluency. Some people cannot fully/timely say what they are thinking (tone, timing, cadence and body language are vital to getting your message across accur...

Social & RelationshipsCoping & Advocacy
Disclosure & Telling OthersFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 17, 2023
20 points

First of all, you should be proud of yourself for stepping outside of your comfort zone and facilitating these webinars. I am in the same situation. I'm a National Trainer for hospitals, and I sp...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Disclosure & Telling OthersAvoidance & SubstitutionHope & Motivation+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 16, 2023
4 points

Hi there, I feel your struggle. Personally I would try to disclose the fact that you have a stutter near the start of the interview. That way if you get caught up on a word they will know why and not ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterMar 15, 2023
1 points

after years of people thinking I’m on drugs, having a stroke, whatever, I always disclose my stutter when I’m talking to someone new....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterMar 15, 2023
4 points

You should always disclose. Often blocks are very confusing for listeners, so yes, they may have thought you were nervous bc you were hiding something. Once they know, they may give you a more privat...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterMar 12, 2023
1 points

I am not qualified to give advice (purely based on experience) Growing up, I knew I sometimes had trouble saying what I wanted to say but I didn’t have a name for it until I got older. Eventually I l...

Anticipation & AvoidanceParent & CaregiverSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionEarly Concern & OnsetHome Support+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 12, 2023
1 points

I bring up I have a stutter at the start of an interview. It usually makes them more sympathetic which in return calms my nerves...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterMar 12, 2023
7 points

This !!! Talk to him about it, explain what it is and possible causes, but let him know it‘s ok. That he can talk to you about it if it ever makes him feel bad or similar....

Coping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterMar 12, 2023
17 points

I think you can bring it up as long as you frame it as something that’s accepted and okay. If you never talk about it, he might end up feeling like it’s something he should be ashamed of or that he ca...

Coping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterMar 12, 2023
2 points

This is the answer. Tell them that you stutter, and then show them that you stutter. BOOM....

Coping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterMar 11, 2023
2 points

I like to address the issue and tell them i have a stutter as soon as i appropriately can. Usually they'll reply like "Thats ok that won't be a problems as long you can perform x job role." It makes...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterMar 8, 2023
2 points

I work as a server, and I have a sign notifying customers of my stutter when greeting tables which takes a lot of the tension off. Maybe consider making something like that and put it on the counter ...

Social & RelationshipsSchool & Work
Disclosure & Telling OthersEmployment & Career