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postr/StutterApr 10, 2021
6 points

Is it possible to have a “reverse” stutter?

Is it possible to have a “reverse” stutter? EDIT: I’m so excited! My husband and I had our first meeting with a school psychologist, speech pathologist, school counsellor, and my daughter’s 2nd grade ...

Parent & CaregiverSchool & Work
Early Concern & OnsetTreatment DecisionsSchool/Clinical Advocacy+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 7, 2021
2 points

I had a similar experience during my degree where I got out of virtually all presentations - in one case I didn't turn up to do it and sacrificed the marks, for others I spoke to the professors who ag...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & WorkIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSchool & Academic LifePublic Speaking+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 7, 2021
3 points

Absolutely, friend. It’s crazy how many non-stutterers don’t understand that just *thinking* about talking is exhausting. I would really suggest talking with your professors. In my experience, your te...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Overthinking & MonitoringSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterApr 7, 2021
3 points

I appreciate your kind words, sometimes I forget if I’m even doing the right thing lol So the first therapist he had was amazing, she did give homework and we practiced. At some point he was getting ...

Therapy & ProfessionalParent & CaregiverSchool & Work
Therapy ExperiencesNegative Therapy / HarmHome Support+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 7, 2021
3 points

Would it be possible to talk one on one with your professors and let them know the situation? I had a similar experience in college. One of my professors was cool and allowed me to submit my work with...

School & Work
Access & RightsSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterApr 6, 2021
6 points

In my opinion, telling him to stop and relax could make it worse. I personally don't like it when people tell me that because if it was really that simple, I obviously wouldn't be stuttering. It's lik...

Emotional ExperienceParent & CaregiverCommunity & Support
Frustration & AngerEarly Concern & OnsetValidation & Empathy+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 3, 2021
1 points

From 15 to 19 years old (currently) I've worked as a cashier in a grocery store, and I think it has really truly tought me a lot about speaking with strangers. At first, the occasional laugh hurt my f...

School & WorkIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
School & Academic LifeStigma & BullyingAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 3, 2021
1 points

Thank you for advice bro. I tried to be hygienic since I was a kid. I always tried to practice reading even in public at school. I try to be in football team, but students cheated on me, just wanted m...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentSchool & Academic Life+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 3, 2021
5 points

When I just started to stutter around 9, my mom asked me to stop it or people would think I'm mentally handicaupped. And later after she realized I'm not pretending it for attention, she signed me up ...

Parent & CaregiverSchool & Work
Early Concern & OnsetSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterApr 2, 2021
1 points

hah, there were a few times when the teacher went in a pattern that I wasn't expecting. Like they're going straight down a row, then when they get to the end, they change directions!...

School & Work
School & Academic Life
commentr/StutterApr 2, 2021
1 points

> We’re taking turns reading passages aloud from a book, but I’m not paying any attention to the speaker. No, I’m too busy counting the number of people ahead of me. I’m busy finding the paragraph ...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
School & Academic LifeAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterApr 2, 2021
1 points

I forgot the name of it but it was something like Stuttering from childhood or maybe (based on google search) childhood-onset fluency disorder. I kind of use "I stutter" and "I have a speech disorder...

Identity & DisabilityTherapy & ProfessionalSchool & Work
Medicalization / NeurodiversitySeeking TherapySchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterApr 1, 2021
5 points

I’m glad someone wrote about this. When I first discovered clubhouses I had the same thought. While I can appreciate the app, I can’t help but feel being left behind. Growing up in the 90s the advent ...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Identity & Self-PerceptionSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterApr 1, 2021
4 points

I wish I had the confidence at age 18 to tackle stuttering head on instead of doing everything I could to avoid speaking. Good on you, and you should be proud of yourself, and you seem to have a good ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Hope & MotivationAcceptance & PrideAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 1, 2021
3 points

I wouldn't quit. Just realize that you're at a handicap and likely won't win anything because debating is partly graded on delivery....

School & WorkEmotional Experience
School & Academic LifeHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterMar 30, 2021
2 points

Thank you for sharing this, Mine has too and led to me being scared of going back to irl school. I wont get bullied but I dont want ppl to view me as slow...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Stigma & BullyingSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterMar 28, 2021
3 points

High school teacher of 10 years here. There are good days and there are bad days. I haven't had any tragic ones yet. Own it at the beginning of the course and let them know that you stutter. Let them ...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Severity & FluctuationAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception+2 more
commentr/StutterMar 26, 2021
3 points

Probably not who you're wanting to respond lol but for my high school capstone class I was a TA for a middle school math class and a science class. I didn't do a lot of teaching but I did some and I d...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Hope & MotivationSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterMar 24, 2021
4 points

Law student with stutter here. Prepare, prepare, prepare! Take deep breaths and go at your own pace. If it makes you feel more comfortable, maybe disclose the fact you stutter in the beginning. I also...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & WorkEmotional Experience
Preparation & RehearsalSchool & Academic LifeAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 19, 2021
2 points

Middle schoolers are so rough. I try to imagine the advice I would give to middle schoolers and I honestly have no clue... just wait until you graduate high school and people (generally) stop caring ...

School & Work
School & Academic Life