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Wasn't there another famous study that used a carrot/stick technique on stutterers, which resulted in crippling stutters and speaking anxiety amongst the subjects? Like classic 1950s medical study...

Always, I am who I am. I find a lot of the time I’m the first person people have met who has a stutter so it helps them understand. And also weeds out the jerks right away ....

Another thing I thought of is by telling people that you stutter, not only are you making it easier on yourself but you’re also making it easier for everyone else who stutters. You’re spreading awaren...

stuttering has made me hate my life.

stuttering has made me hate my life. I recently turned 14. I've been stuttering since i was, I'd say, 11 years old and it has honestly ruined my life. All my life I've been a very quiet person but ev...

Stuttering is as much a speech trait as using a walker is a mobility trait. Do not sugar coat it, because the terminology matters. If it’s just a speech trait then it’s not a disability and there is n...

I would say yes, able to do that job with mild-moderate stuttering. But whenever someone hired a person for a job they chose the best people for the job. If a persons’ job is 95% talking, dysfluency c...

Definitely. This comes up too often in this subreddit and I don't particularly get it. It never affected me as much. There are two possibilities: - They interrupt unintentionally and you can't exact...

I'm sorry to hear you've gone through bro. Insane that people still say stuttering isn't a disability. When it's severely affects our life in the worst way possible. Hope everything works out well for...

I just had a profound realization from my own personal experience. When people who stutter talk to one another, like stutterers in my family, group therapy, or stutter support groups, they often inte...

The problem is the stigma of stuttering. More awareness is needed....

I remember doing in-person interviews before the internet. I knew the exact moment I lost the job because I could read the look on their faces after the first awkward and crushing block. But, it made ...

I'm also a woman who stutters, I find I get mansplained to a lot because I don't sound articulate and men assume I'm slow and unconfident. I hate that I end up just agreeing with whatever is said beca...

Yeah gotta used to it. For me I just tease them back with something their uncomfortable with and it usually shuts them up Mentioning their Wright usually shuts them up if their big...

Is stuttering considered a disability under US law?

Is stuttering considered a disability under US law? I got rejected from multiple job interviews for my stutter, and for the jobs I managed to get I got harassed by my co-workers and even some of my ma...

What I personally expect is more people specifically young people to shut they're mouths & treat stuttering like any other disability. Even tho when in school I did see some kids making fun of kids in...

I think I've only ever had one instance in my whole 50 years when someone took the Mickey out of my stammering. Most unusual...

I've met two girls who have stutters. Both here in Japan who were students of mine at Children's English school. I also have a stutter but it doesn't affect my ability to do the job. Both over time i...

They do address it to some degree but it’s more like an afterthought. At the end of the day, places like the one I went to need funding to continue doing research and pay the salaries of the researche...

People think im retar**d

People think im retar**d Whenever i meet somone new its cool until i start stuttering, when i do start stuttering i cant stop so that leads to people thinking im retar**d or stupid.How do i deal with ...

I hate hypocrites especially those that are fluent telling a stutterer how to speak or address their problem...