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commentr/StutterFeb 18, 2020
2 points

Yeah, the author being a stutterer made the article so relatable and understandable. It’s awesome....

Community & SupportIdentity & Disability
Personal StoriesMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterFeb 18, 2020
2 points

Totally! It’s nice to read something by a stutterer too - feels like he understands it all a lot better having struggled with it himself....

Community & SupportIdentity & Disability
Personal StoriesMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterFeb 17, 2020
1 points

What's your problem with 'd' in English, exactly? Are you sure you have a stutter, and not just a specific pronunciation issue?...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterFeb 17, 2020
2 points

I have a masters degree in law and stutter severely. It's not a learning disability....

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Medicalization / NeurodiversitySeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterFeb 16, 2020
2 points

Maybe not a learning disability per se. Still, stutter surely is a disability in many ways. But 99% of rule makers, experts and committees have no idea how hard it is to live with it. And so you often...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2020
2 points

Stuttering is not a learning disability, it is a neurological abnormality in how we produce speech. Current line of thought is it may have something to do with how the brain deals with the timing of s...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & WorkIdentity & Disability
Neurological & BrainSchool & Academic LifeSeverity & Fluctuation+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2020
3 points

Stuttering is a disorder if anything, not a disability. I mean if u wanted to have it be a disability then you can board first on planes🤷🏻‍♂️...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Medicalization / NeurodiversitySeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2020
4 points

Mutation in the brain is definitely not true! I try to read about current stuttering research, and it is still largely unknown what causes it. Some say it’s part psychological, some say it’s our patte...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Neurological & BrainSeverity & FluctuationMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2020
19 points

It is definitely not a ‘learning’ disability. Some say it is a disability, some don’t. Technically I think it is....

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Medicalization / NeurodiversitySeverity & Fluctuation
postr/StutterFeb 15, 2020
9 points

Disability

Disability Is stuttering a learning disability? I have stuttered my entire 30 years of life. I was told I most likely have a mutation in the part of my brain that is responsible for speech. I was alwa...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Medicalization / NeurodiversityNeurological & Brain
commentr/StutterFeb 12, 2020
1 points

I'm not quite getting information about the attitude from the GP in your presentation. Writing things down is indeed a way to communication, and seeing as how it might help someone get their point ac...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterFeb 11, 2020
11 points

Maybe they do stutter sometimes? why are we so quick to gatekeeper stuttering. Like everything else in life. Not everyone has the same experiences....

Identity & Disability
Medicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2020
0 points

It's obvious that you people who are accusing me of being fraudulent are very angry, and I wonder about that. Could it be that even though you are so credentialed, you are still not able to produce fl...

Identity & Disability
Medicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterJan 30, 2020
1 points

Speech therapy doesn't work, and, as a psychologist and stutter (or almost ex) the research in this field in lacking. In Italy I had the luck to follow a course of an ex stutter psychologist ho helps ...

Therapy & ProfessionalIdentity & Disability
Seeking TherapyMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterJan 30, 2020
9 points

This is affirming, and a unique perspective, but ultimately not how the situation is viewed. I agree with the study of communication. But if someone is seen as not being able to produce speech as th...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Medicalization / NeurodiversityEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJan 30, 2020
2 points

I am a speech therapist and a person who stutters. It’s what makes me so passionate about working with people who stutter. There are actually quite a few well known speech therapists who stutter. Bu...

Identity & DisabilityTherapy & Professional
Medicalization / NeurodiversityTherapy Experiences
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2020
2 points

>This particular Speech Therapist taught me how to shape my mouth into weird shapes when speaking, how to slow down my words to the pace that it sounded like I was mooing.. she also taught me how t...

Therapy & ProfessionalIdentity & Disability
Therapy ExperiencesMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2020
1 points

Having reviewed the information you've shared - Whispering in the definition you give isn't speaking. So the process you're talking about isn't in any way helpful to someone who stutters. I understa...

Therapy & ProfessionalIdentity & Disability
Assistive DevicesMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2020
6 points

I think stuttering therapy now is much more geared towards acceptance, and they teach us a lot of counselling components in graduate school, because let’s be honest, stuttering isn’t correcting an r o...

Therapy & ProfessionalIdentity & Disability
Positive Therapy TechniquesMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterJan 28, 2020
1 points

Hello Joris - From personal experience it was **lowering my voice** and **making it louder** that helped me find fluency. My experience came from having access to qualified healthcare professionals an...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Situational VariabilityMedicalization / Neurodiversity