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commentr/StutterAug 4, 2014
5 points

Well, I guess I should respond as well. My name is Ryan and I am 21 years old. Although it's such a simple name, it is a pain for me to say. I can never get past the "y" with ease. I have stuttered si...

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commentr/StutterAug 4, 2014
1 points

No that's just one way to stutter. That's mostly blocking. There are lot of different ways people stutter and they can develop a range of avoidance behaviors. repitions and lip bounces are fairly comm...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Repetitions & ProlongationsAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterAug 4, 2014
2 points

Thank you for sharing ...

commentr/StutterAug 4, 2014
2 points

Patrick, I can relate. Reading what you wrote was weird because I felt like it was me writing it. I'm totally down to being good friends. In fact, we're all friends here. You won't ever stop stutterin...

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commentr/StutterAug 4, 2014
2 points

#####	 ######	 ####	 [**Rocket Science (film)**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket%20Science%20%28film%29): [](#sfw) --- > >___Rocket Science___ is a 2007 Am...

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commentr/StutterAug 4, 2014
2 points

You did debate? You should check out this film. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_Science_%28film%29...

commentr/StutterAug 4, 2014
3 points

Jackie, don't apologize. I really enjoyed reading what you had to say (and I'm sure others did as well.) It's so interesting that you stutter but your twin doesn't? Why do you think that is? Do you ha...

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commentr/StutterAug 4, 2014
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commentr/StutterAug 4, 2014
4 points

My name is Zach. I'm 33 and I've been stuttering since I was 4 or 5. Like some of you, I had a speech therapist at a young age. The therapist, for me, essentially confirmed that I have a problem with ...

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commentr/StutterAug 4, 2014
5 points

My names Jackie. I'm 20 years old and currently in college. I've had a severe stutter ever since I can remember. I think I knew about it so young because my twin sister speaks fluently so I was always...

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commentr/StutterAug 4, 2014
3 points

> the worse part remains the absence of truly genuine conversation with others This is probably my least favorite part about stuttering too. For example: when my brother leaves to go to work, he'l...

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commentr/StutterAug 4, 2014
2 points

Cool read, I have the same problem with jokes and stories....

commentr/StutterAug 4, 2014
2 points

I've had two jobs so far (I worked at a baseball park last summer and I worked at Wal-mart in the Fall and Winter), but I'm currently not working because I moved recently. As far as college goes, I pl...

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commentr/StutterAug 4, 2014
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commentr/StutterAug 4, 2014
3 points

that was a good read and good for you man, I have only met in person maybe 2 other people with stutters like mine, I've seen disabilities with speech impediments of the likes, but never one like mine....

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commentr/StutterAug 4, 2014
12 points

I very much agree with you on the topic of "celebrity stutterers." We should be promoting individuals who are successful while managing stuttering. I've yet to see any "celebrity stutterers" stutter o...

Identity & Disability
Public Awareness / MediaIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 4, 2014
6 points

Well, my name's Dylan. I am 17 years old and about to finish high school. School for me could have been better, but then again it could have been worse. I lived in Michigan for 12 years before moving ...

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commentr/StutterAug 4, 2014
1 points

That was my first thought too! And yet, there I was, bouncing around the library at 11am, red-eyed, delirious, and pretty damn fluent. It was so pronounced that I couldn't help but notice it every tim...

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Anticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterAug 4, 2014
1 points

The guy stutters using his lips, that's typical bad acting of stuttering. When we stutter we use the larynx, stomach, and anus (Valsalva hypothesis). The same way you block your whole body when you tr...

Speech & Stuttering
Physical TensionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterAug 4, 2014
6 points

Right now this is probably the simplest breakdown: http://www.mnsu.edu/comdis/isad15/papers/rentschler15/rentschler3.jpeg...