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commentr/StutterMar 22, 2014
2 points

I'm fine with hearing a joke once in a while, but being imitated is what would drive me crazy....

commentr/StutterMar 22, 2014
2 points

I know this sounds like some mom shit, but I'm sure they're just insecure about themselves. No educated, mildly respectful person would do something like this. It's childish. But I agree, talk to HR. ...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2014
1 points

My policy is that friends are allowed to tease me. ...

commentr/StutterMar 21, 2014
1 points

As other people have said, this is workplace harassment and you don't have to take it. I had a similar situation where a security guard who mocked my stutter. I was new at work and was worried abou...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Stigma & BullyingSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2014
3 points

Blatant harassment. You deserve better and shouldn't have to take it....

commentr/StutterMar 21, 2014
3 points

Thanks for reminding me that I'm in charge. That's something I often forget......

commentr/StutterMar 21, 2014
5 points

I would say don't speak to the classmates specifically in regards to this student. Instead, focus on respecting ALL students. Something along the lines of I'm noticing you all have taken to laughing a...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Stigma & BullyingSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
postr/StutterMar 21, 2014
2 points

Student with a stutter

Student with a stutter Hello there. I am a teacher of English as a Foreign Language in China. I am currently teaching first year university non-English majors. I have a student with a stutter. All my ...

Identity & DisabilityParent & CaregiverSchool & Work
Stigma & BullyingSchool/Clinical AdvocacySchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2014
3 points

Lucky you :D...

commentr/StutterMar 21, 2014
2 points

First joke I laughed at ok hahaha whatever everyone get their laughs in..... It got old QUICK...

commentr/StutterMar 21, 2014
2 points

I too hate people. Luckily I become very fluent when I am angry....

commentr/StutterMar 21, 2014
2 points

Stuttering is protected by the ADA. This is harassment....

commentr/StutterMar 21, 2014
2 points

I remember at school a few years back, I stammered on my name when a new teacher asked me who I was. She asked if I had forgotten my name and the whole class laughed. I went home and cried. Things lik...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2014
2 points

Stuttering can be and is usually classified as a disability. File a claim with HR and knock those assholes down a peg or two. You have just as much right to a comfortable working environment as they d...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Stigma & BullyingAccess & Rights
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2014
1 points

Where are you from? You dont need to let others allow you to finish to let yourself finish your sentence....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2014
3 points

Yeah, people are assholes. ...

commentr/StutterMar 21, 2014
2 points

Anytime someone makes fun of my stutter i just instantly lose respect for them. And people I dont think anything of can't hurt my feelings. But if you could muster your speech, I would tell them off. ...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2014
6 points

I worked at home depot for five years. At one point, during maybe year 2 this older guy in his late forties started making fun of my stutter. This hadn't happened since at least middle school, at lea...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Stigma & BullyingEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2014
0 points

I have a hard time dealing with this myself. On one hand, I would want to be comfortable enough with myself to be able to take a joke about stuttering and just laugh it off. On the other hand, it is s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceCommunity & Support
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2014
3 points

They're not really adults then. Poking fun is one thing but being relentless about it is just childish....