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commentr/StutterMay 20, 2024
2 points

**Problem:** * However, I think it's very difficult to check whether stuttering behavior are due to having autism. * Example: * a person who diagnoses a stutterer for autism, might find that we have ...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Medicalization / NeurodiversityNeurological & BrainAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 20, 2024
2 points

I think stuttering and features of autism have similarities.. I argue, that specialists who diagnose people - to check whether they are autistic, might not correctly understand the stuttering disorder...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Medicalization / NeurodiversityNeurological & BrainAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 20, 2024
28 points

Oh, so that’s what I have been doing all this time, coping with my stuttering. What a relief:-)...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterMay 20, 2024
1 points

how were you able to manage it? you said you were mostly quiet. did yu try to mask it somehow? interested on the dynamics. thanks...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterMay 20, 2024
8 points

Porn as a coping mechanism for stuttering?

Porn as a coping mechanism for stuttering? Is it possible that I used porn to cope with my stutter/speech blocks? I was (and still am actually) so frustrated about my speech blocks which happened basi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceMeds & Substances
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)
commentr/StutterMay 19, 2024
3 points

Never done the phone call one but I have had friends ready to order for me at restaurants if I'm struggling to do it myself....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & ConcealmentAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterMay 19, 2024
8 points

Does anyone else when having a bad day w/fluency have a fluency “stand-in”?

Does anyone else when having a bad day w/fluency have a fluency “stand-in”? Some days when my fluency was horrible for whatever reason; I would have someone else call and say they were me. I would be...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2024
9 points

Well, growing up stuttering, I always chose to hide it. I wouldn’t raise my hand in class. I always chose not to talk over talking and stuttering. Consequently, I actually participated very little i...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentAvoidance & SubstitutionSchool & Academic Life+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 17, 2024
1 points

I’ve nerfed my own progress by not doing techniques that I’ve learned, I’ve kinda winged it with improving my confidence, I can conceal my blocks most of the time, but that’s what stuttering is. Hidin...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterMay 16, 2024
7 points

You’ll be fine as you get more life experience. Once I started my career, I realized stuttering doesn’t matter and nobody cares. I’ve very successful regardless of having a moderate to severe stutter....

Anticipation & AvoidanceMeds & Substances
Hiding & ConcealmentHelpful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterMay 14, 2024
3 points

Well sorta. It helps to not be embarrassed, but I still avoid people and things because I MIGHT stutter. It’s weird...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & ConcealmentAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMay 13, 2024
1 points

Mine was Air Force, and also a while ago, but I just remember practicing saying my name and the airman's creed over and over again. That and stuff like "YES SIR/MAAM", "NO SIR/MAAM", and other basic a...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Preparation & RehearsalHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterMay 13, 2024
7 points

For me, my writing is fantastic, compared to my speech. I prefer texting and writing, rather than speaking on the phone, especially at work! Ugh....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterMay 13, 2024
3 points

This. I went down the alternative route of being self-employed and taking jobs from job boards. This could be largely done via messenger and I avoided talking. However.. it held back by earning potent...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterMay 13, 2024
15 points

Stutterer To Public Speaking Coach. Ask Me Anything

Stutterer To Public Speaking Coach. Ask Me Anything Hi everyone, I hope you are all having a good day! My stutter has plagued every aspect of my life, in every way it possibly could. Growing up in s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Hiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/FlightVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 12, 2024
3 points

Desensitization by speaking in social situations more. Allowing myself to stutter/block freely without contorting my face grotesquely. Honestly just following a lot of the advice in "Self-Therapy for ...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureHiding & ConcealmentMindset shift
commentr/StutterMay 12, 2024
3 points

i never did it besides when i talked with a ex friend of mine. i played everything alone because of this and only helped low level people out because there was no reason to talk when I'm op....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterMay 12, 2024
2 points

Yes, although I now only minimally stutter, I've had to train myself to look in people’s eyes. In the past, the horror on the faces of listeners was so damaging that I avoided looking them in the eye....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMay 12, 2024
2 points

As a 26 year old man on the Autism Spectrum going to school to be a Voice Actor, for the first time in my life, I’ve had to really take a good look at some deep rooted insecurities of mine. Stuttering...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentFriendships & Belonging
commentr/StutterMay 12, 2024
13 points

Good question, I believe some people were able to mask their stutters without even needing to use techniques, unfortunately, I'm far from that kind of improvement. I've discovered that a stuttering pe...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentHope & Motivation