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commentr/StutterJun 21, 2021
1 points

Proper breathing is part of fluency 101. Please, do not be embarrassed by your stutter. Your stutter is not your fault. Nor is it something you have control over. It is a disorder. I always advocate...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilityTherapy & Professional
Mindfulness & BreathingMedicalization / NeurodiversityPositive Therapy Techniques
commentr/StutterJun 21, 2021
1 points

saying that a stutter is never severe try going to the military while stuttering guess what if the job/mos calls to be able to clearly communicate over the walkie you cant get that job/mos. Nigga plea...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & WorkIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationEmployment & CareerMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterJun 18, 2021
3 points

The founder of BeneTalk (this app) here. I just wanted to say that our aim is not fluency but less struggle while speaking. We believe that stuttering is not the problem; the suffering we experience a...

Identity & DisabilityTherapy & Professional
Medicalization / NeurodiversityPositive Therapy Techniques
commentr/StutterJun 18, 2021
1 points

I fully agree. What I don’t understand tho, is why doesn’t a speech therapist or someone who stammers as well call him out on the fact that he can’t “overcome” it?...

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Advice RequestsMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterJun 17, 2021
6 points

Stuttering is also a medical condition though. Plenty of medical conditions aren't treated only with pills. I mean, some of the top resesrchers in stuttering are psychiatrists and speech therapists ar...

Identity & DisabilityMeds & Substances
Medicalization / NeurodiversityHelpful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterJun 17, 2021
1 points

Big differences between Crohns and stuttering. One is a medical condition. Speech therapy is the first, best treatment for stuttering. You wouldn't use a pill to learn a new language. You're not goin...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilityTherapy & Professional
Fluency TechniquesMedicalization / NeurodiversityCure Claims / Alt-Treats
postr/StutterJun 10, 2021
2 points

Do I have to get diagnosed with a stutter?

Do I have to get diagnosed with a stutter? I mean if I stutter can I just say that I have a stutter? I didn't even know that you could be diagnosed with a stutter until a few weeks ago and I'm just wo...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterJun 8, 2021
8 points

For many people, their stutter *is* severe, and it *is* permanent. I think some of the pushback you're getting here is that you haven't recognized that stuttering falls on a spectrum, with some suffe...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterJun 8, 2021
26 points

You're right that someone will always have it worse, and while I think it's reasonable to compare and contrast disabilities, I *do* think it's bad to compete argumentatively by saying one disorder is ...

Identity & Disability
Medicalization / Neurodiversity
postr/StutterJun 8, 2021
0 points

Please stop comparing stuttering to other disabilities.

Please stop comparing stuttering to other disabilities. I've been stopping myself from ranting about this, but I've seen one too many comparisons recently. I fully expect this won't be well received ...

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Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterJun 7, 2021
4 points

Are you kidding me? As a speech-language pathologist I can say you are most definitely wrong with your nearly all of your assertions (you know a nurse that said.....).... etc. Research does not suppor...

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Research & ResourcesMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterJun 7, 2021
2 points

Of course, stuttering has impacted me mentally ever since childhood but taking a step back, who are we *actually* changing ourselves for? Majority of vents of stuttering are here because people have ...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & SupportCoping & Advocacy
Medicalization / NeurodiversityValidation & EmpathyStigma & Bullying+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 7, 2021
28 points

Great article about the neurodivergence of stuttering. Some people need to reshape the way stuttering is viewed. It is OKAY to stutter. https://therapistndc.org/stuttering-is-a-type-of-neurodivergen...

Identity & Disability
Medicalization / NeurodiversityAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJun 7, 2021
1 points

>So many people will try to re-teach you how to speak. Under the guidance of a speech pathologist, I was able to achieve fluency after being a severe stutterer. The program was literally re-teachi...

Therapy & ProfessionalIdentity & Disability
Seeking TherapyTherapy ExperiencesMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterMay 31, 2021
1 points

Speechanxiety.com. Check it out. I don’t make any money because I can’t. I’m on disability and I have don’t have very long to live because I have severe Parkinson’s. There are some good people out th...

Therapy & ProfessionalIdentity & Disability
Seeking TherapyMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterMay 28, 2021
1 points

I think the real issue is that there are truly such a low percentage of people who stutter. 1% of the population is incredibly rare!...

Identity & Disability
Medicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterMay 28, 2021
2 points

If you can control it to the point where it doesn't require conscious effort anymore, you're basically "cured". But the word "cure" in the context of stuttering is usually not clearly defined....

Identity & Disability
Medicalization / NeurodiversityIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMay 28, 2021
8 points

they don't allocate the same amount of resources for stuttering cure, most of them focus on therapy, maybe because it's not a global pandemic. edit: the science of making a vaccine is not new, while ...

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Medicalization / NeurodiversityResearch & Resources
commentr/StutterMay 27, 2021
2 points

I agree, even though stuttering usually doesn't have any physical causes....

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Neurological & BrainMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterMay 27, 2021
1 points

Stuttering is incurable but it can be control with speech therapy...

Therapy & ProfessionalIdentity & Disability
Seeking TherapyMedicalization / Neurodiversity