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commentr/StutterMay 21, 2021
7 points

Several people actually. First person was a girl in college, then several people telling me they use to stutter as kids. The latest person was a coworker. He had such good fluency and technique that I...

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commentr/StutterMay 19, 2021
1 points

Its a pretty nice hobby, its always nervous at first but once you have a few streams done, it does becomes easier...

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commentr/StutterMay 19, 2021
3 points

I did a few streams of Bloodborne on twitch cause my friend wanted to see me play. After that i kept doing it for a few days longer till i completed my playthrough. I was always very nervous before st...

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commentr/StutterMay 19, 2021
8 points

I have just started live streaming some Gran Turismo Sport races in the last few weeks. I don't have a camera for the PS4 but just narrate what I am doing into the mic, it's been doing me wonders. Don...

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postr/StutterMay 17, 2021
3 points

The King's Speech

The King's Speech Have many of you watched this movie through to the end? I got about two thirds of the way through and couldn't go any further. Of those who have made it through to the end was it w...

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postr/StutterMay 10, 2021
146 points

Moment of silence for King George VI, the most famous stutterer on Earth

Moment of silence for King George VI, the most famous stutterer on Earth ...

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commentr/StutterMay 4, 2021
3 points

Sorry you had to go through this! When I was younger I definitely went through my "I'm never speaking again!" phase and I can tell you I was much more depressed. You're in orchestra, think of speakin...

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commentr/StutterApr 26, 2021
5 points

Ya, actually was able to bring Malcolm and Sarah to a big series of screenings in Napa Valley, CA, where the film played for 1,500 middle and high schoolers at the Napa Valley Film Fest. Both were fan...

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commentr/StutterApr 26, 2021
4 points

My producing partner Patrick Lynch directed and I produced a film called Bombardier Blood about the first person with severe hemophilia to summit Mount Everest. It follows him through his training, to...

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commentr/StutterApr 26, 2021
3 points

It took about a year to convince SAY to allow me to make the film about their work, and by the time they agreed to let me trail their staff and meet the young people and families in their various prog...

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commentr/StutterApr 26, 2021
2 points

I was profoundly moved by the evening at camp following “buddy day”, where younger campers are paired up With older campers and they spend the day getting to know each other and doing camp activities....

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commentr/StutterApr 26, 2021
3 points

Thanks for the question - I’m not a person who stutters, but I was deeply moved by the SAY gala that I went to in 2014 with my producer Michael Alden. Michael had produced the Kings Speech play on Bro...

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postr/StutterApr 25, 2021
18 points

The Life And Times Of A Stammerer

The Life And Times Of A Stammerer Don't know what anyone will make of these, but was going through folders on my computer and came across some old stuff I penned, concerning my stammering (stutter). ...

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commentr/StutterApr 19, 2021
2 points

It will be conducted May 8th. Here is the link to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtfuqtrjguH9fU7FcAieHmDSPBXNzJu4-v Questions? Worldstutteringnetwork@gmail.com....

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commentr/StutterApr 19, 2021
2 points

StutterFEST is a 20 hour Zoom meeting of stuttering support group leaders and members from around the world who want to meet other people who stutter, talk in a safe space and hear about the latest an...

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commentr/StutterApr 19, 2021
1 points

Thank you! I wonder, too, how many children/adults go unreported. For instance, I've never had speech therapy, so I wouldn't show up in any estimate....

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commentr/StutterApr 18, 2021
2 points

Tbf stuttering is very rare to begin with. Only like 6% of the US population is black and female. Only 1% of the total population stutters, and that includes children that grow out of it. And even the...

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commentr/StutterApr 18, 2021
1 points

It certainly is what it is. And certainly people will reject us because of our stutter. But I found religious groups, charitable groups, and night classes great places to make friends. If you have ...

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commentr/StutterApr 18, 2021
1 points

Great article. Keep up the good work. Like you I found the Edinburgh Masker to be a total game changer. It allowed me to go from a severe stutterer to a mild stutterer and to lead a normal happy li...

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commentr/StutterApr 17, 2021
2 points

Thank you for putting such time and effort into your response Amazing to see the progress you've made on your journey...

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