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>*"The question then becomes: how to reduce that fear when speaking with others?"* Yes, exactly! Great question. Perhaps we can desensitize stuttering by learning to accept it (not caring about it), ...

Pretty quickly. Within months I went from not being able to string more than two or three words together to being able to say full sentences most of the time....

Exactly 😊 Back in university, I stuttered severely—but one day I tried visualizing that I was alone while speaking to classmates… and I was fluent the entire day. Like you said, it’s clearly not jus...

I don't think it's only anticipating a feared word. There's more fear when speaking to another person, which feeds the tension, but alone there is less fear so less tension. The question then becomes:...

ig other people ? Kids are not insecure by default, on the contrary (i mean if you have good parents), kids learn that "skill" in a perfect not-ableist, not-allergic-to-difference world, we'd just s...

I’m not “born with a stutter”, actually. I developed it in the last few years. I did hint at it in this post but I should’ve made it clearer mb. But not to be blunt here, I care absolutely less that ...

I agree that it's up to everyone to choose for themselves. Identity is a complicated construct, psychology emphasizes it as a self-concept, so it never made much sense to me when other people try and...

You said: *"Adults who stutter (AWS) instead define stuttering as an internal feeling or awareness of being ‘stuck’ that is surrounded by cognitive, affective, and action-related responses to stutter...

Parents treat stuttering like some boogyman where if they don't acknowledge it it doesn't exist. The main message for your nephew, and even more so for his parents is that stuttering doesn't have to b...

I’m 29 . Project manager oil and gas . I traveled 3 countries. I’m stammering since early age. I tried to fix it by speech therapy but somewhere it didn’t work for me. I still have noticeable stutteri...

I stuttered and am figuring out now in my 40s I’m likely AuDHD...

Stuttering and Autism

Stuttering and Autism I have a nephew with autism and I’ve stuttered my whole life. I really believe there’s a connection there. Anybody else that stutters have a family member that is autistic?...

Not enough research to identify a reasoning far as I’ve seen.. 37 and been stuttering my whole life… I’ve heard all kinds Theories.. tongue is to short.. they Tickled me to much as a kid.. 🤷‍♂️ I Bel...

yessss 🙏 ^(and saying "i'm a person who stutters" is so damn long and has all my worse and hated sounds lol)...

The Case for Identity-First Language in Stuttering

The Case for Identity-First Language in Stuttering It’s time we start considering identity-first language in stuttering! Read about it in my new article and subscribe for free: https://open.substack.c...

I’m sure you’re not new to the internet or the public sphere in general. But disliked people will get all of their characteristics mocked by those who dislike them. That’s just how this all works, Elo...

i don’t even think elon musk actually have a stutter...

No it’s a common misconception to think it has to do with lower intellect. I believe it has to do more with your emotions and how sensitive you are...

Did you read the title? I hated elon musk way before it become popular, back when he got into crypto and promoted doge to scam people and when he bought twitter i left the app and i see that he is a r...

Why are we feeling bad for someone who has no empathy for anyone else? That said, Elon doesn’t get mocked for having a stutter, he’s never said he has one. He doesn’t identify with that so why do we i...